Dialogs.prompt

Syntax:: Dialogs.prompt(message, defaultinput)
message: The mandatory message parameter is a string or text that requests an input from the user.
defaultinput: The mandatory defaultinput parameter can be either a variable or a string value that will be displayed as the default input. You can use the empty string "" if you do not wish to display a default input.

Displays a message, called a prompt, that requires the user to input a value.

The Dialogs.prompt function displays a text message and a default input value, and requires that the user accept the default input or enter a different value. The displayed message is said to prompt the user for an input.

The input value is returned by this function.

Examples

Code:

<?xml
version="1.0"?>
 <!DOCTYPE wml PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD
WML 1.1//EN" "http://www.WAPforum.org/DTD/wml_1.1.xml">

<wml>
 
    <card
id="card1">

      <p>

         prompt
example

      </p>

      <do
type="accept">

         <go
href="PromptExample.wmls#displayprompt()" />

      </do>

   </card>
 

   <card id="card2">

      <p>

         Amount =
$amount

      </p>

   </card>
 
 </wml>

Explanation:

Code for PromptExample.wml

Language(s): WML

Code:

extern function displayprompt()
 {

   var mydefault = "71";

   var result = Dialogs.prompt("Enter amount", mydefault);

   WMLBrowser.setVar("amount", result);

   WMLBrowser.go("PromptExample.wml#card2");

};

Explanation:

Code for PromptExample.wmls

Primary links

WMLScript » Dialogs » Dialogs.prompt

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