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get-input() Function (jcs and slax Namespaces)

Namespaces

http://xml.juniper.net/junos/commit-scripts/1.0http://xml.libslax.org/slax

SLAX Syntax

var $user-input = prefix:get-input(string);

XSLT Syntax

<xsl:variable name="user-input" select="prefix:get-input(string)"/>

Release Information

Function introduced in Junos OS Release 9.4.

Support for the slax namespace http://xml.libslax.org/slax added in Junos OS Release 12.2.

Description

Invoke a CLI prompt and wait for user input. The user input is defined as a string for subsequent use. If the script is run non-interactively, the function returns an empty value. This function cannot be used with event scripts.

The prefix associated with the namespace URI should be defined in the prefix-to-namespace mapping in the style sheet.

Parameters

string
—

CLI prompt text.

Return Value

user-input
—

Text typed by the user and stored as a string. The return value will be empty if the script is run non-interactively.

Usage Examples

In the following example, the user is prompted to enter a login name. The user’s input is stored in the variable $username.

var $username = jcs:get-input("Enter login id: ");
 

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Published: 2013-07-26

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Published: 2013-07-26

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