press any key

does anyone know how to implement "to continue press any key" in C on dos
I just need to know how to know when any key is being pressed on the keyboard.
Also i would like to know how to tell which key is being pressed if anyone knows.
Thanks

Try the getch(); for just one key press or getchar(); for more then 1 key press.

if you dont want the program to stop and wait for the key press use the kbhit(); and then later use getch(); or getchar(); to read what key(s) they pressed.

thanks for the reply but with getch() and getchar() the user has to press return before the program moves on. i want the program to move on immediately after any key is pressed on the keyboard
any hints

You could make a loop that loops until the user presses a key using the kbhit() for breaking

Code:

---


#include <conio.h>

 while(kbhit() == 0)
 {
    DoCoolThings();
 }

---

that worked well but now the character of the key the user presses shows up at the next command prompt. how do i get rid of this character so that it doesnt show up anywhere

you could use clrscr(); after using the kbhit() loop

Hi,
Try this.

#include <conio.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
char a;
while(!kbhit())
{
//do whatever
}
getch();// captures the char from kbhit

return 0;
}

use
#include <iostream.h>
#include <stdlib.h> /* needed for system() */

int main()
{
system("pause");
return 0;
}

Output:

Preass any key to continue...

Bam! :D