# OpenEuphoria Cheat Sheet  


## User input:  

Getting user input is easy, just make sure to include ```get.e``` and create a prompt like so:  


```
myprompt = prompt_string("Type a message here: )  
```  

The user's input is stored in ```mystring``` with which you can use in various situations.  

Below is an example of taking input from the user and comparing it against various strings using -  
the ```equal()``` function  


```

include std/io.e  
include get.e    
sequence input
input = prompt_string("Type here: ")  

if equal(input, "test") then  
  printf(STDOUT, "Test Successful\n")  
elsif equal(input, "test1") then  
  printf(STDOUT, "Test1 Successful\n")  
else  
  printf(STDOUT,"Unrecognized input\n")  
end if  
```  

## Compare Sequences  

You can use a couple of built-in functions to test strings or other sequences.  
They are:  

```
compare("string1", "string2")  
equal("string1, "string2")  
```  

Below is an example of using the compare function.  
Notice with this function you need to check it against a number.  

0 - true   

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### compare(a_string, another_string) = status  

```  
include std/io.e  

sequence mystring  

mystring = "hello"  

if compare(mystring, "hello") = 0 then  
  puts(1,"The condition is true!")  
else  
  puts(1,"The condition is false!")  
end if  
```  
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On the other hand, the equal() function does not need a 0 or 1 to work:  

### equal(a_string, another_string)

```  
include std/io.e  


sequence mystring  
mystring == "hello"  

if equal(mystring, "hello") then  
  puts(1,"The condition is true!")  
else  
  puts(1,"The condition is false!")  
end if  
```  
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### TODO