AskedValue ["key"]
is a construct for use inside AskFunction that gives the value associated with key, or Missing […] if none has been provided.
AskedValue
AskedValue ["key"]
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)
AskedValue returns the value whenever it is already known:
But returns a Missing object whenever it is not known yet:
AskedValue returns the value without causing a form to be displayed:
See Also
Related Guides
Related Workflows
- Create a Conversational Interface
History
Text
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.
APA
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: 04-January-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_askedvalue, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={AskedValue}, year={2016}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AskedValue.html}, note=[Accessed: 04-January-2026]}