Get a String during the execution

> Hi !
>
> I'm trying to make a method able to ask the user to write something which
> will be used in the method.
> During my method execution, a pop up appear on the screen, the user write
> anything 'test' for exemple, and then the method continue using this string.
>
> The code looks like this:
> MyClass>>dostuff
> mypopup := MyPopup new.
> mypopup openDialogWithSpec.
> mypopup window okAction: [ date := mapop input text. dostuff with the
> variable date ]."
>
> And then I execute this method:
> MyClass new dostuff.
> SessionManager default snapshot: false andQuit: true (To close Pharo)
>
> The problem is that the method dostuff wait the proc of the popup to make
> what is in the bloc but continue execution and close Pharo.
> I would like to be able to stop execution of the code just after mypopup
> window okAction and to reactivate it in the bloc executed when it's proc.
> Is it possible?
>
> Valentin
>

> Hello julien,
>
> cyril helped me i'm using UIManager default textEntry: 'Type something'.
> and it's exactly what I was looking for !
>
> Thanks you for your answer, i'll check openModal anyway ! :)
>
> Valentin
>
> 2016-05-18 15:05 GMT+02:00 Julien Delplanque <[hidden email]>:
>
>> Hello Valentin,
>>
>> You should check the World>>#openModal: message.
>>
>> I think this is what you are looking for. :-)
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Julien
>>
>>
>> On 18/05/16 14:08, Valentin Ryckewaert wrote:
>>
>>> Hi !
>>>
>>> I'm trying to make a method able to ask the user to write something which
>>> will be used in the method.
>>> During my method execution, a pop up appear on the screen, the user write
>>> anything 'test' for exemple, and then the method continue using this
>>> string.
>>>
>>> The code looks like this:
>>> MyClass>>dostuff
>>> mypopup := MyPopup new.
>>> mypopup openDialogWithSpec.
>>> mypopup window okAction: [ date := mapop input text. dostuff with the
>>> variable date ]."
>>>
>>> And then I execute this method:
>>> MyClass new dostuff.
>>> SessionManager default snapshot: false andQuit: true (To close Pharo)
>>>
>>> The problem is that the method dostuff wait the proc of the popup to make
>>> what is in the bloc but continue execution and close Pharo.
>>> I would like to be able to stop execution of the code just after mypopup
>>> window okAction and to reactivate it in the bloc executed when it's proc.
>>> Is it possible?
>>>
>>> Valentin
>>>
>>>
>>