text element arcpy, replace text using parameter

Question

I would like to create a geoprocessing tool to replace text in Layout view. I have the following code which works fine from within Arcgis Python. However, I need users to input Text, i.e all replacement value should be parameter.

e.g

if ele.text == "Text1":
    ele.text = "Parameter set by user"

Here is the code which I got from the net:

import arcpy  
mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT")    
eleList = arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "TEXT_ELEMENT")  
for ele in eleList:  
     if ele.text == "Text1":  
         ele.text = "   Vuci"  
     if ele.text == "Text2":  
         ele.text = "co100-xxxx"  
     if ele.text == "Text3":  
         ele.text = "Viti"  
     if ele.text == "Text5":  
         ele.text = "Tai"  

arcpy.RefreshActiveView()  

print "Script completed"

Answer 1

To add user-defined parameters, you should use the arcpy.GetParameterAsText() function in your code and define parameters in the interface of your script tool. See Setting script tool parameters for a detailed explanation.