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

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:

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# 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;
}

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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...

>>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 ;)

yes you are right about it... The buffer needs to be flushed now and then if it is a very long output...