InputBox parameter order

[jeeswg]

- InputBox matters, it's a very commonly used function.
- Parameter order matters, especially for a commonly used function.
- I use the Text parameter 100% of the time.
- I use the Default parameter around 80% of the time.
- I use the Title and/or Options parameter around 5% of the time.
- Therefore in my opinion, Default, should be the 2nd parameter, not the 4th parameter.
- Indeed, when I wrote my own custom InputBox function, it was the obvious choice.
- That's good data, but is based on a one-person data set, so I'm writing to consult other people.

Raw data:

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Text, Default, (Window) Title, Options

474 InputBoxes:
100	T
351	TD
3	TDWO
6	T__O
14	TD_O

contained Text: 474/474 = 100%
contained Default: 368/474 = 77.6%
contained Options: 23/474 = 4.9%
contained Title: 3/474 = 0.6%

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;parameter orders at present:
MsgBox(Text, Title, Options)
InputBox(Text, Title, Options, Default)

;proposed InputBox parameter order:
InputBox(Text, Default, Title, Options)

;two alternative orders, not mentioned in the poll:
MsgBox(Text, Options, Title)
InputBox(Text, Default, Options, Title)

I can live with my custom InputBox function if need be. Thanks for reading.

[nnnik]

I don't use InputBox lot

[Helgef]

- InputBox matters, it's a very commonly used function.

Maybe it does, but it is?

[just me]

You're rather late, again. The discussion about parameter order was started on 2016-10-15. The changes have been implemented with v2.0-a078-e25d96b.

InputBox and TrayTip would have consistent parameter ordering: ...

I appreciate the current order. But I don't see any reason to vote.

[jeeswg]

The current order actually has a potentially useful advantage over my proposal.

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InputBox(Text, Title, Options, Default) ;current
InputBox(Text, Default, Title, Options) ;proposed

Most of the time, I omit the Title and Options parameters, giving:

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InputBox(Text,,, Default) ;current
InputBox(Text, Default) ;proposed

The current order has the advantage that when I use only 2 parameters in this way, I can see immediately that the final parameter must be the Default parameter, because there are 3 consecutive commas before it. Otherwise I have to read through the Text parameter, which might be long, to confirm it's only one parameter, and not many parameters.

So, I'm able to withdraw my proposal.