read

Reads an integer, floating point number or short string (one word or token).

Syntax

read modifiers variable

Inputs

modifiers
Options include strict, mangle, until
variable
The name of the variable to read

Comments

This general purpose input statement has many specialized variations and modifiers which are addressed elsewhere (see mangle, strict, until).

Example

read a                              // read an integer
read request                        // read a request
read component                      // read a component
read strict "BEGIN"                 // read a word and compare it
read mangle "Item #%read" longname  // read and convert request name