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Programming 16-17
8316PROG.DOC TI-83 international English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/19/01 1:23 PM Printed: 02/19/01 1:39
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Input with
variable
displays a ? (question mark) prompt
during execution.
variable
may be a real number, complex
number, list, matrix, string, or
Y=
function. During program
execution, enter a value, which can be an expression, and
then press
Í
. The value is evaluated and stored to
variable
, and the program resumes execution.
Input [
variable
]
You can display
text
or the contents of
Str
n
(a string
variable) of up to 16 characters as a prompt. During
program execution, enter a value after the prompt and then
press
Í
. The value is stored to
variable
, and the
program resumes execution.
Input ["
text
",
variable
]
Input [Str
n
,
variable
]
Program Output
Note:
When a program prompts for input of lists and
Y n
functions
during execution, you must include the braces (
{ }
) around the list
elements and quotation marks (
"
) around the expressions.
Storing a
Variable Value
with Input