Default value in input octave

Question

Is there a method to add a default value for input? (in Octave ) Sounds so simple but I can't find it. I just want to give the user a possibility to pres ENTER if the default value is ok, or to change it and then ENTER.

Answer 1

You can try something like this:

function val = get_response(default="Y")
  val = input("Your choice? [Y]/N ", "s");
  if isempty(val)
    val = default;
  endif
endfunction

I wrapped this into a function but you can use the enclosed code directly, of course.