AskedValue
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AskedValue
is a construct for use inside AskFunction that gives the value associated with key, or Missing[…] if none has been provided.
Details

- If a value has already been associated with a key, AskedValue returns that value just like Ask. But unlike Ask, AskedValue will never request a value from the user, instead returning Missing[…] if no value has yet been provided.
- When no value is yet known for the requested key, AskedValue["key"] returns Missing["NotAsked","key"].
Examples
Basic Examples (2)Summary of the most common use cases
AskedValue returns the value whenever it is already known:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0dc1u128mwje-508e5j

But returns a Missing object whenever it is not known yet:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0dc1u128mwje-qh2r4m

AskedValue returns the value without causing a form to be displayed:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0dc1u128mwje-flafkd

Wolfram Research (2016), AskedValue, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AskedValue.html.
Text
Wolfram Research (2016), AskedValue, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AskedValue.html.
Wolfram Research (2016), AskedValue, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AskedValue.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2016. "AskedValue." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AskedValue.html.
Wolfram Language. 2016. "AskedValue." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AskedValue.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2016). AskedValue. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AskedValue.html
Wolfram Language. (2016). AskedValue. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AskedValue.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_askedvalue, author="Wolfram Research", title="{AskedValue}", year="2016", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AskedValue.html}", note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025
]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_askedvalue, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={AskedValue}, year={2016}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AskedValue.html}, note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025
]}