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 No prompt string (e. g. ''?'' in CBM BASIC) is displayed. Line editing features are limited to the ''DELETE'' button, moving the cursor is not allowed. No prompt string (e. g. ''?'' in CBM BASIC) is displayed. Line editing features are limited to the ''DELETE'' button, moving the cursor is not allowed.
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 +**Warning:** the buffer that the string pointer points to must be wide enough to accept the user input, otherwise buffer overflow will occur!
  
 Examples: Examples:
  
 +  rem -- initialize a buffer first
 +  dim buff![21]
 +  name$ = @buff!
   rem -- input any string, max 20 chars and store it to name$   rem -- input any string, max 20 chars and store it to name$
   input name$, 20   input name$, 20
 +  
   rem -- input a numeric string, max 6 chars   rem -- input a numeric string, max 6 chars
 +  rem -- assume a buffer has been initialized
   input num$, 6, "0123456789-"   input num$, 6, "0123456789-"
 +  
   rem --input a string, allowing alphanumeric chars only   rem --input a string, allowing alphanumeric chars only
 +  rem -- assume a buffer has been initialized
   input a$, 10, "0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxzy"   input a$, 10, "0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxzy"