readln
Reads an integer, floating point number, or string.
Syntax
readln modifiers variable
Inputs
- modifiers
- Either strict, mangle, or nothing
- 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).
readln differs from read in that it always reads to the end of the line. The next input operation addresses the start of the following line.
Example
readIn a // read an integer
readIn request // read a request
readIn component // read a component
readIn strict "BEGIN" // read a word and compare it
readIn mangle "Item #%read" longname // read and convert request name