Cancel Input

by Spunky_Girl
A simple demo on how to cancel an input() call

About Cancel Input

ID:103709
 
Oct 24 2010, 10:00 pm
I saw this on the forums here and decided to make a quick demo.

The input box will disappear after 5 seconds.

CREDIT: Nadrew
Oct 25 2010, 7:04 am
You could craft a more useful demonstration (or even a library, since this can be easily added functionality), by returning a value (else the player input is getting rather... you know... pointless) and supporting lists.

Most unfortunately, adding a possible type as Selector is non trivial.

MyInput
    proc
        Input(Caller, Message, Title, Default, list/Choices)
            if(Caller && (ismob(Caller) || istype(Caller, /client)))
                if(Choices && istype(Choices, /list) && Choices.len)
                    . = input(Caller, Message, Title, Default) in Choices
                else
                    . = input(Caller, Message, Title, Default)


I included a few security checks and avoided the potential hidden usr abuse in input (which is often a point of criticism). I'm not sure why you're releasing the demonstration in debug mode either, but...