How do you get user input while running a script?

[kevn229]

How do you get user input while running a script?  I found this, =ui.inputBox('Enter a distance', 'Distance'), but would appreciate an example.  

[BrianEkins]

The simplest way to get input and what is typically used in a script are the messageBox, inputBox, and selectEntity methods of the UserInterface object. These are simple to use but also limited in their capabilities.  For the inputBox method, at the bottom of its help page, there is a link to a sample that demonstrates how to use it.  However, I think it's simpler than that sample implies.  Here's a simple example.

(valueEntered, isCancelled) = ui.inputBox('Enter a distance', 'Distance', '1.0')

' Stop processing if the input box was canceled.
if canceled:
    return

' Display the value that was entered.
ui.messageBox(f'The value entered is: {valueEntered}')