read
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Revision as of 15:47, 28 November 2012 by AfterLifeLochie (Talk | contribs) (Moved to CAT:Tutorials.)
 Function read | |
| Lets you get input of the user. | |
| Syntax | read(char to replace userinput with) |
| Returns | nil |
| Part of | ComputerCraft |
| API | none |
Examples
 Example | |
| Prints what the user wrote. | |
| Code |
print (read()) |
| Output | Whatever the user wrote. |
| Example | |
| Ask for a Password and lets the user enter it. The letters are hidden by '*'. | |
| Code |
local password = "computercraft" print ("Enter Password") local input = read("*") if input == password then print("Password is correct. Access granted.") else print("Password is incorrect. Access denied.") end |
| Output | Enter Password
******* Password is correct. Access granted. or Password is incorrect. Access denied. |
