read

Syntax

read modifiers variable

Inputs

modifiers

Options include strict, mangle, until

variable

The name of the variable to read

Comments

This general purpose input statement has many specialized variations and modifiers which are addressed elsewhere (see mangle, strict, until).

Example

read a                              // read an integer
read request                        // read a request
read component                      // read a component
read strict "BEGIN"                 // read a word and compare it
read mangle "Item #%read" longname  // read and convert request name