keyboard
Enters the keyboard mode, which interrupts the current script and evaluation of the interactive user input(s). To exit 'keyboard' mode: stop the script execution in the user interface, press the Esc key, or type 'return' or 'dbcont'.
Syntax
keyboard()
keyboard(prompt)
Inputs
- prompt
- An optional prompt displayed in the keyboard mode. If no prompt is given, 'debug> ' will be used in the prompt to indicate that the application is in the keyboard mode.
Example:
Evaluate variables defined earlier with a default prompt:
str = 'This is a test';
r = 5;
keyboard
Type the expression: 3 * r, str
debug>
ans = 15
str = This is a test