DialogInput

DialogInput[expr]
interactively puts up expr as a dialog notebook, waits until a DialogReturn[e] is evaluated from within it, and then returns the result e.

DialogInput

sets up local variables x, y, ... in expr.

MORE INFORMATION

The Mathematica kernel in which DialogInput is evaluated will block until the DialogReturn in the dialog is evaluated.

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Scope (2)

Use a dialog input window to set a variable:

Enter some text in the field and click Proceed to set

Set

to True or to False, depending which button is clicked:

Properties & Relations (5)

This uses DialogReturn

to return from the dialog notebook:

DefaultButton

can be used instead of an explicit DialogReturn

CancelButton

implicitly uses DialogReturn

Input

puts up a special dialog window for entering an expression:

InputString

puts up a special dialog window for entering a string: