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Create Multichoice Poll

A multichoice poll is a type of poll that allows users to select muttiple option. This type of poll does not include a note or correct answer.

MCPoll Syntax​

To send multichoice polls to Telegram, use the mcp: keyword to define the multichoice poll section. Let's explain the syntax:

  ╭────────── The start of the multichoice poll section
  |          ╭────────── The poll question
  |          |
╭──╮ ╭────────────────╮
mcp: How are you today?
    Amazing    ╮
    Good       |
    Bad        |────────── The poll options
    Horrible   |
               ╯ 
╰──╯─────╮
         |
         ╰───────── An indentation to identify the options

You must follow these rules (similar to single poll syntax rules):

  1. Add a new line between sections.
  2. The poll question length must be between 1 and 255 characters.
  3. Each option length must be between 1 and 100 characters.
  4. The number of options must be between 1 and 10.
  5. Add options in the indentation block.
  6. The section header must not contain spaces before mcp:.

Example​

Create a file named mcpoll.mcq (it must have the .mcq extension) and write:

mcpoll.mcq
mcp: How are you today?
    Amazing
    Good
    Bad
    Horrible

mcp: What is your favorite programming language
    1. C/C++
    2. Rust
    3. Go
    4. Python
    5. JavaScript
    6. Ruby
    7. C#
    8. PHP

You can add as many polls as you want. After writing, check the syntax using:

mcqp check mcpoll.mcq

You will see a message like this:

[INFO] @parser - found 2/poll and 0/question and 0/message
[INFO] @checker - Everything looks good.
note

You don't need to check every time - syntax checking is performed by default before sending to Telegram.

To send the file to Telegram, use:

mcqp send mcpoll.mcq

This command will check the syntax and then send the mcpoll.mcq file to your bot on Telegram.

Common Errors​

Since it is similar to the single poll, it has the same syntax rules as well as the same common errors.