Shows a dialog that asks the user to type a response.
class Browser method .inputBox()
Browser is the Apps Script service.
.inputBox() is the method name you will see after a dot in your code.
What it does
Why it's used
- Ask for one piece of text in a basic dialog.
- Simple prompts when getUi prompt is not available.
Common errors
- Forgetting parentheses on inputBox. Write Browser.inputBox(), not Browser.inputBox or inputBox by itself.
- Skipping dots between chained calls. Each step needs a dot, like Browser.inputBox().
- Adding spaces where they do not belong. Write Browser.inputBox(), not Browser .inputBox(), Browser.inputBox (), or Browser . inputBox().
- Wrong capitalization. Use Browser and inputBox, not browser or inputbox.
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Related methods
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.msgBox()
Shows a message box with OK or other buttons.
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.buttons()
Returns button constants used with msgBox and inputBox.
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