DevGuru WMLScript Library Function: Dialogs.prompt

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			FUNCTION: Dialogs.prompt Dialogs.prompt(message, defaultinput) 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. The mandatory message parameter is a string or text that requests an input from the user. 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. Code for PromptExample.wml <?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> Code for PromptExample.wmls extern function displayprompt() { var mydefault = "71"; var result = Dialogs.prompt("Enter amount", mydefault); WMLBrowser.setVar("amount", result); WMLBrowser.go("PromptExample.wml#card2"); };