Re: How to read an integer from the minibuffer

[Po Lu]

Marcin Borkowski <mbork@mbork.pl> writes:

> I'd like to read an integer (or something else e.g. matching a regex)
> from a minibuffer.  Basically, I'm after a version of `read-string', but
> either allowing only some characters, or accepting only input matching
> some regex (possibly both).
>
> How do I do that?  One way would be to use `read-from-minibuffer' with
> a suitable keymap, but that seems slightly low-level.  If that is the
> way to go, is there a good way to set up a keymap so that nothing except
> some specified characters are self-inserting?  IOW, is `suppress-keymap'
> the way to go or is there some other way?
>
> TIA,

Perhaps you're looking for `read-number'?