How do I insert the input of a string into an input asking for a number?

My example is naming a planet then asking for the mass of that specific planet in the next line. How do I call the name of the planet as a string into the second line?

[Kyle Reagan]

Right now I have name=input('What is the name of the planet?','s'); mass=input('What is the mass of %s?',name);

Answer 1

[Star Strider]

I prefer using the inputdlg funciton.

This works:

p_namec = inputdlg('What is the name of the planet? ');
p_massc = inputdlg(sprintf('What is the mass of %s? ', p_namec{:}));
p_mass = str2num(p_massc{:});                                           % Numeric Value

[Kyle Reagan]

Thank you! Is there a way to do it without the dialog boxes popping up? Like how the normal input function lets you type right next to it.

[Star Strider]

My pleasure!

Just use the input function:

p_name = input('What is the name of the planet? ', 's');
p_mass = input(sprintf('What is the mass of %s? ', p_name));
p_mass = p_mass;                                                % Numeric Value

That should work.