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[[Category:Lua]]
'''function''' inputQuery(''Caption'', ''Prompt'', ''InitialString'') ''':''' String or nil

Displays a dialog box that prompts the user to input a string.
Returns the entered string, or nil if the user cancels the dialog.

===Function Parameters===
{|width="85%" cellpadding="10%" cellspacing="0" border="0"
!align="left"|Parameter
!align="left"|Type
!style="width: 80%;background-color:white;" align="left"|Description
|-
|Caption
|String
|The title of the input dialog window.
|-
|Prompt
|String
|The prompt or question to display to the user.
|-
|InitialString
|String
|The default value shown in the input field.
|}

===Examples===
<pre>
-- Ask the user for their name
local name = inputQuery("User Name", "Please enter your name:", "")
if name then
showMessage("Hello, " .. name .. "!")
else
showMessage("You cancelled the input.")
end
</pre>

<pre>
-- Prompt for a file name with a default value
local filename = inputQuery("Save File", "Enter the file name to save:", "myfile.txt")
if filename then
print("Saving to: " .. filename)
end
</pre>

<pre>
-- Use inputQuery for a password (not masked)
local password = inputQuery("Authentication", "Enter your password:", "")
if password then
print("Password entered.")
end
</pre>

== See also ==
* [[showMessage]]
* [[Lua]]

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−	~~[[Category:Lua]]~~
−	~~'''function''' inputQuery(''Caption'', ''Prompt'', ''InitialString'') ''':''' String or nil~~

−	~~Displays a dialog box that prompts the user to input a string.~~
−	~~Returns the entered string, or nil if the user cancels the dialog.~~
−
−	~~===Function Parameters===~~
−	~~{\|width="85%" cellpadding="10%" cellspacing="0" border="0"~~
−	~~!align="left"\|Parameter~~
−	~~!align="left"\|Type~~
−	~~!style="width: 80%;background-color:white;" align="left"\|Description~~
−	\|-
−	~~\|Caption~~
−	~~\|String~~
−	~~\|The title of the input dialog window.~~
−	\|-
−	~~\|Prompt~~
−	~~\|String~~
−	~~\|The prompt or question to display to the user.~~
−	\|-
−	~~\|InitialString~~
−	~~\|String~~
−	~~\|The default value shown in the input field.~~
−	\|}
−
−	~~===Examples===~~
−	~~<pre>~~
−	~~-- Ask the user for their name~~
−	~~local name = inputQuery("User Name", "Please enter your name:", "")~~
−	~~if name then~~
−	~~showMessage("Hello, " .. name .. "!")~~
−	~~else~~
−	~~showMessage("You cancelled the input.")~~
−	~~end~~
−	~~</pre>~~
−
−	~~<pre>~~
−	~~-- Prompt for a file name with a default value~~
−	~~local filename = inputQuery("Save File", "Enter the file name to save:", "myfile.txt")~~
−	~~if filename then~~
−	~~print("Saving to: " .. filename)~~
−	~~end~~
−	~~</pre>~~
−
−	~~<pre>~~
−	~~-- Use inputQuery for a password (not masked)~~
−	~~local password = inputQuery("Authentication", "Enter your password:", "")~~
−	~~if password then~~
−	~~print("Password entered.")~~
−	~~end~~
−	~~</pre>~~
−
−	~~== See also ==~~
−	* [[showMessage]]
−	* [[Lua]]

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