Ok, then i am not supposed to use getch();. But is there any analogous ANSI version that waits for a character input and assigns that character to a variable without waiting for the return key to be pressed and/or doesn't display the character typed?
All versions of scanning input I know except getch() and some analogous versions defined in conio.h wait for the carriage return to be hit before accepting the input.
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You can use virtual keys if its just a character. Say you want the program to quit if the user presses "Q":
NOTE: Its been a while since i used VK this code might not build on one shot, i think the header <windows>. I doubt the VK_Q line is 100% accurate but i'm rush-writing this.
Code:if (userInput == VK_Q) { .................. ................ ..... }
Sorry. Its not possible in a portable manner without some form of conditional compilation using the correct API functions for each different OS to access unbuffered keyboard input.
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This one have been discussed over and over many, many times. The point is generally "can one really expect an end user to use an app that requires the return key to be pressed after each input?". The honesy answer is generally, no. Typically end users will not stand for it. But, if you really intend to distribute an app, and you really want people to use it, you're almost certianly going to give it a GUI. In order to do that you have to use a whole bunch of non-ansi standard code and libs.
getche() ?
getche() is the same as getch() except it is echoed to the screen also. Both functions are non standard. There is no way of doing this in standard c++ without using an api.
When compilers offer a getch() and getche() this only means that the compiler writers have already done the job for you. On a windows system getch() will undoubtedly call GetKeyboardState() or some similar windows api function to do the real work.
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try using gets() , getline() , read() or any relevent function.. guess it might work ...
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Then you've guessed wrong. And don't recommend gets() again, no matter whatOriginally posted by newbie_grg
try using gets() , getline() , read() or any relevent function.. guess it might work ...
>>This one have been discussed over and over many, many times.
Echo that.
The question is answered by Stoned_Coder, lets end this pointless conversation please.
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