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( C++ VCL ) InputBox

A dialog asking for a value.

To use InputBox , #include the header file dialogs.hpp.

const String userInput = InputBox(

"Hello World", //The caption of the InputBox

"What do you want me to say?", //The question asked

"Nothing"); //The default value

if (userInput!="Nothing") ShowMessage(userInput);

If successful, the user's input is returned, else the default value is returned.

List of dialogs (incomplete)

*        ShowMessage: the VCL equivalent of std::cout

*        MessageDlg: A yes/no/cancel/etc. dialog box.

*        InputBox: Ask the user for a value

*        InputQuery: Ask the user for a value

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