[asterisk-dev] [Code Review] app_read does not break from prompt loop with empty string

[Leif Madsen]

Jared Smith wrote:
>> This is a community patch and I'm not sure I agree with it.  When
>> multiple ampersand-delimited prompts are passed to app_read, pressing
>> # (without pressing other DTMF keys) merely cycles through the prompts
>> until it reaches the last one. Then it will *finally* skip that prompt
>> and return to the dialplan.  It would be nice if # returned to the
>> dialplan immediately without cycling through the rest of the
>> prompts.  
> 
> I'm curious as to your reasons for not liking the patch, as that was my
> original intention when I talked somebody (don't remember now) into
> making app_read handle multiple prompts.  If you have a disagreement,
> let us know what it is so it will foster some discussion!

You think pressing '#' should cycle through the prompts? My reaction would be 
that # ends the input for the Read() and should exit immediately. My usage of & 
has always been to combine multiple prompts to act like a single prompt. I would 
not want the '#' to cycle through to the next prompt by default.

Leif Madsen.