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Description
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The InputQuery
function displays a simple dialog box with the
given Caption and
Prompt message. It asks the user
to enter data in a text box on the dialog.
If the user presses OK, the entered data is stored
in the UserValue variable and the
return value is True.
If the user cancels the dialog, then the return
value is False and any entered
data is lost.
Use to ask the user for simple data such as a name.
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Related commands
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InputBox
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Display a dialog that asks for user text
input, with default
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PromptForFileName
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Shows a dialog allowing the user to select a
file
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ShowMessage
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Display a string in a simple dialog with an
OK button
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ShowMessageFmt
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Display formatted data in a simple dialog
with an OK button
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ShowMessagePos
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Display a string in a simple dialog at a
given screen position
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Example code : Keep
asking the user for their name until they do
so
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var
value : string;
begin
// Keep
asking the user for their
name
repeat
if not InputQuery('Test
program', 'Please type your name', value)
then ShowMessage('User
cancelled the dialog');
until value <> '';
// Show
their name
ShowMessage('Hello '+value);
end;
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Show full unit code
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A dialog is displayed asking
for the user name.
If the user types their name, 'Fred'
and hits OK :
Hello
Fred
is then displayed
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