AskConfirm

AskConfirm["key"]

is a construct for use inside AskFunction that asks for confirmation of the current value associated with "key" and allows this to be either confirmed or changed.

AskConfirm["key",fun]

applies the function fun to determine how to ask for confirmation.

AskConfirm["key","str"]

applies the string "str" as a string template to ask for confirmation.

Details

  • AskConfirm returns the value associated with "key" when confirmation was accepted.
  • If confirmation is not accepted, AskConfirm["key"] effectively rewinds evaluation inside an AskFunction back to the previous time a value for "key" was requested.
  • In the context of the second argument of AskConfirm, the StringTemplate is applied with the association <|"key"->key, "value"->value|>.
  • AskConfirm["key"] is typically equivalent to AskConfirm["key","The current value of key `key` is `value`. Do you want to change it?"].

Examples

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Basic Examples  (3)

AskConfirm can be used to rewind the evaluation to the point before a value was known:

Confirm the user's answer with a custom message:

Confirm the user's answer if it seems unlikely:

Properties & Relations  (1)

AskConfirm can be simulated by unsetting the value associated with a key:

Wolfram Research (2016), AskConfirm, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AskConfirm.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2016), AskConfirm, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AskConfirm.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2016. "AskConfirm." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AskConfirm.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2016). AskConfirm. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AskConfirm.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_askconfirm, author="Wolfram Research", title="{AskConfirm}", year="2016", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AskConfirm.html}", note=[Accessed: 30-June-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_askconfirm, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={AskConfirm}, year={2016}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AskConfirm.html}, note=[Accessed: 30-June-2025 ]}