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I just need an example of the getkey funcion use. Any example willl work i just dont have my reference book and i havent been able to find a good source on the internet(except forums) for answering my questions. BTW thanks to everyone that has helped me out.
What getkey function would that be then? There isn't one in standard C++.
I just need to be able to take a keyboard input character and save it to a variable. Sorry I'm dont program enough to be good at it. :confused:
How about the getch() function in conio.h (not standard - but common enough)
Code:#include <conio>
int main(int argc, char *argv)
{
char input;
input = getch();
return 1;
}
Use this. I just came across this in my C++ book when I read this message. Lucky for you :)
Code:#include <conio.h>
char dir;
dir = getche();
if (dir == 'y')
{
std::cout << "\nYou hit yes." << std::endl;
}
else
{
std::cout << "\nYou hit something else." << std::endl;
}
If that's all you want, then there's no need for non-standard functions:Quote:
Originally Posted by athos
But, are you actually asking for non-buffered IO, where you hit a key and the program responds without the user pressing [enter] ?Code:#include <iostream>
int main(void)
{
int c;
while ((c = std::cin.get()) != EOF)
{
std::cout << (char)c << std::endl;
}
return(0);
}
/*
Output:
this is cool
t
h
i
s
i
s
c
o
o
l
*/
Well, all these responses are good. It just depends what you want for your program. If you need to hit 'y' without pressing enter, my code above is great for that. It sounded like that's what you needed since you mentioned a GetKey-like function. Anyway, good luck.
>>my code above is great for that
Only if their compiler has that non-standard function, otherwise there'll be compile errors and more questions/confusion from athos.
athos, if you could expand on what it is you want, and what compiler/OS you're doing this on, it'd make our jobs a lot easier.
Yeah, so we don't murder eachother here. Still, conio.h is quite popular in most compilers that I've seen.