Vim mapping with user input

Question

I\'m wondering if it\'s possible in Vim to create a mapping (for normal mode) that allows user input before the mapping executes.

I want to create a mapping for a shortc

Answer 1

see also this answer on vi.stackexchange by @EvergreenTree

in short: map an expression to make use of input():

nnoremap ;n "Go" . input("Input your text here: ", "Prepend this string to my input by default -") . " <<- that was your input."