How to take String input with spaces in erlang with io:fread or io:read

Question

I just want to take a string input from the user in erlang programming.

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 15 '18 at 13:45

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I think the function you're looking for is io:get_line/1:

1> io:get_line("enter data: ").
enter data: data with spaces
"data with spaces\n"

answered Oct 15 '18 at 13:45

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