Problem with getch() and fgetc()

I have this code,

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>

int main(void)
{
    char test;
    test = getch();   
    printf("CHAR: %d\n", test);

    test = fgetc(stdin);
    printf("CHAR: %d", test);

    return 0;
}

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When i press ENTER key on both input prompt,
getch() returns 13, while fgetc() returns 10,
can anyone tell me why?

Aren't they supposed to do the same thing (get one character from user) ?

Thanks

Because '\n' is 10, and '\r' is 13. They're used in pairs.

Furthermore, 'test' should be an int, not a char.

Quzah.

Thanks for your reply.

So ENTER key can be either '\n' or '\r' ?

If so, how do i know when pressing ENTER key will returns '\n' or '\r' ?


Thanks.

No, what quzah said was in pairs. So that when you press enter, both keys are generated (I believe this is Microsoft's dinosaur).

With buffered io, getch will retrieve the first key (say 'q', for instance), but wait for the enter key as a "courtesy". However, if there are more calls to getch immediately downstream, they will probably recieve the enter key(s) and thus royally throw things off! Unbufferd io doesn't wait afterward but the after-effect is the same.