How to use Prompt Box in JavaScript

In this article I have described about prompt box used in JavaScript
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JavaScript Popup Box

JavaScript provides the ability to pickup user input or small amount of text to user by using Popup box or Dialog Box.

Prompt

JavaScript provides a prompt dialog box to customize any webpage output based on user input for user interaction.

Syntax

prompt("<message>","<default value>");

example

prompt( "Enter Your Name : ", "Name");

Lets take an Example

 

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<html>

<body>

<button onclick="myFunction()">click</button>

<p id="val" /p>

 

<script type="text/javascript">

    function myFunction() {

        var a;

 

        var name = prompt("Please enter your name");

 

        if (name != null)

         {

            a = "Hello " + name + "Welcome To MCN";

            document.getElementById("val").innerHTML = a;

        }

    }

</script>

</body>

</html>

OUTPUT

PROMPTBOX2.jpg

when we enter name and click ok then output shows as

promt box.jpg

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