---
title: "rconsoleinput"
description: "Returns an empty string without reading console input."
---

```lua
rconsoleinput(): string
```

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## Aliases

- `consoleinput`

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## Arguments

This function takes no arguments.

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## Returns

<ResponseField name="result" type="string">
  The string value returned by this operation.
</ResponseField>

This compatibility stub ignores all arguments. It does not create, modify, display, or read a console. Use print/warn for Byte Output.

**Related types:** [Console types & behavior](/reference/console/types).

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## Example

```lua
local input = rconsoleinput()
print(input == "")
```