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From: pm0@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Patrick Martin)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Getkey type function
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Date: 7 Oct 90 17:01:54 GMT
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How can one just scan the keyboard for 1 and only 1 character?  I need a
function similar to the getkey or $inkey function in basic.

I do something like this:

char ch

while ((ch = getchar()) != 'q') {
   printf("Char = %c %d");
   do_whatever();
}

This evaluates the character I input and also the return character because
Char = 10 is printed out after the inputted char is printed out.

Is there any easy way to get it to scan for 1 character only without using
special libraries like curses.h to achieve this?

Thanks in advance,

Pat (pm0@beach.cis.ufl.edu)