readLine

Reads a single line from standard input and returns it as a string, with the trailing newline stripped. An optional prompt is written to standard error before reading. Intended for interactive/CLI use.

readLine([prompt]) → returns string

This function requires RustCFML.  Not supported on Lucee, Adobe ColdFusion, etc.
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See Also:   writeOutput   fileReadLine

Argument Reference

prompt string

Optional prompt text written to stderr before reading.

Examples
Sample code invoking the readLine function

Prompt for a name and echo it back.

name = readLine("Name: ");
writeOutput("Hello, #name#");

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