Console

The Console is a mechanism that allows users to interact with your app via a text-based interface. You can print data to the user and read data from the user.

Functions

print

print(line)

Prints a line to the console.

Arguments

• line: string. The message to be printed.

Example

// this will print "Hello, there!" and quit
object "Application"
{
    state "main"
    {
        Console.print("Hello, there!");
        Application.exit();
    }
}

write

write(str)

Writes a string to the console, without a line break at the end.

Arguments

• str: string. The string to be written.

readline

readline()

Reads a line from the standard input.

Returns

Returns the string just read, without a line break at the end.

Example

// will ask the name of the user until a name is given
object "Application"
{
    state "main"
    {
        Console.print("Hey pal, what's your name? ");
        name = Console.readline();
        if(name != "") {
            Console.print("Nice to meet you, " + name);
            Application.exit();
        }
    }
}