getch|()

im trying to accept input from the user and meanwhile i want to loop something, for example when i use getch() to get input, i dont want the program to stop and wait until the user types sometyhing, i want it to display stuff on the screen insteneasouly during the proces of getch(). is this possible? if not is there any other way to accomploish this task?

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Originally posted by Chobo_C++
im trying to accept input from the user and meanwhile i want to loop something, for example when i use getch() to get input, i dont want the program to stop and wait until the user types sometyhing, i want it to display stuff on the screen insteneasouly during the proces of getch(). is this possible? if not is there any other way to accomploish this task?

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My guess is this is OS and compiler specific.. I would use kbhit function for this..

something like

(Warning:- Compiler/OS specific.. wont run everywere)

Code:

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while(TRUE)
{

keep doing something...

if(kbhit())
ch=getch();

}

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It really does depend on the OS you're using... if it's Windows, there are a lot of ways to do it.

It's a matter of how you structure the program.

Learn all about console programming on Windows here

gg

hmm is win32 api what beginners should learn after learning the basic of c++? like after learning the tutorial on this website?

If it all went over your head, probably not.

The console functions are a tiny subset of the Win32 API. They should be easy to learn by anyone who has a descent grasp of C.

gg

try using the function getche() (notice the e at the end ). this is different from getch() because it 'echoes' the character typed onto the screen. just remember 'e' for echo hehe

lol..oops misread the question. i guess i'm to eager to help (with things i think i know).. :p