node.js: process.stdin: Read input

‘process.stdin’ returns a stream that connected to standard input (stdin).

HelloWorld.js

process.stdin.setEncoding('utf8');

console.log("Please Enter some information");

/*
 * Attaching data event listener, correspondent function is called, when user
 * entered some information
 */
process.stdin.on('data', (dataReadFromUser) => {
  console.log("User Entered '%s'", dataReadFromUser.trim());
  console.log("\nPlease Enter some information");
});

C:\Users\krishna\Documents\Study\nodejs\examples>node HelloWorld.js
Please Enter some information
Hello krishna
User Entered 'Hello krishna'

Please Enter some information
How Are You
User Entered 'How Are You'

Please Enter some information

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