Thread: Input that does not display on screen

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    Input that does not display on screen

    I know i should not be asking this and that i would prlly be able to find the answera almost anywhere if i took the trouble to look but i won't. I would like to know if there is a way to get input from the keyboard without getting it displayed on the screen using console programing.

    Thnx in advance

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    Its not rocket science vasanth's Avatar
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    Use getch() in a loop... It will not echo to the screen.. If you use getche() it will...




    if you want to accept chars till enter is pressed without displaying on the screen...

    Code:
    # include <iostream.h>
    
    
    
    int main()
    {
    
    char ch;
    char array[1000];
    int i=0;
    while(ch!=13)
    {
    ch=getch();
    if(ch!=13)
      {
    array[i]=ch;
    i++;
      }
    
    if(i>=1000)
    ch=13;
    }
    
    
    return 0;
    }

    so now the array[] will hold all the chars... There is a better way of doing this... For example now if you press back space, del etc it will also be taken as a char and stored in the array... You need more conditional statement to make this work perfect...
    Last edited by vasanth; 01-15-2003 at 09:06 AM.

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    >>find the answera almost anywhere if i took the trouble to look but i won't.
    Then why should we bother helping you if you won't help yourself.

    Anyway, your question is OS/compiler specific, meaning vasanth's code isn't guaranteed to work for you.

    @vasanth: I'd suggest not using 13, instead use the character constant equivalent. Also, the code creates a buffer overflow
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    yes you are right about it... The buffer needs to be flushed now and then if it is a very long output...

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