Method consoleProcess.Prompt

---

Overload

Waits for next prompt (incomplete line that asks for user input). Reads the prompt and all lines before it. Then can write input text and "\n".

public List<string> Prompt(string prompt, string input = null)

Parameters

prompt  (string) Prompt text. Format: wildcard expression.

input  (string) Input text. If "", writes just "\n". If null, does not write.

Returns

List<string> List of lines before the prompt. The last item is the prompt.

Exceptions

AuException Next prompt text does not match prompt (after waiting 5 s for full prompt). Or the console process ended. Or failed to write input.

Examples

using var c = new consoleProcess("example.exe");
c.Prompt("User: ", "A");
c.Prompt("Password: ", "B");
while (c.Read(out var s)) print.it(s);

var a = c.Prompt("User:");
print.it(a);
c.Write(a.Any(o => o.Contains("keyword")) ? "A" : "B");

using var c = new consoleProcess("cmd.exe");
var prompt = @"C:\*>";
c.Prompt(prompt, "example.exa");
foreach (var s in c.Prompt(prompt).SkipLast(1)) print.it(s);
c.Write("exit");