Instantaneous Input

How do you set it up to actively wait for a key press, and then use that key press. Instead of user typing the letter and hitting enter. I just want them to hit the key. Not have to hit enter as well.

I tried

getch()=input;
switch(input)
{
case 'a':
blah blah
case 'b':
blah blah
}

but you still have to hit enter after typing the letter.

Also. how do you do the same thing as above except let them just hit enter to perform a function. I guess i'd need to know the value of the Enter key.

Thanx ahead of time,
Darkflame

char a;
a=getch(); //in conio.h

works for some compilers but there is no standard way. What o/s and compiler are you using?

I'm running WinMe & using Dec-C++

Try this:

#include <dos.h>

char a;

if(kbhit())
{
a = getch();
cout<<a<<endl;
}

For Dev C++ you have to include <conio_mingw.h> if you want to use getch() without have the input echoed on screen.

In Microsoft Visual C++ you can use:

Get a character from the console without echo (_getch) or with echo (_getche).

int _getch( void );

int _getche( void );

with <conio.h>.