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From: xwu@pollux.usc.edu (Xinhua Wu)
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Subject: 4.3 curses - how to discard "premature" input?
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Date: 13 Feb 89 23:56:13 GMT
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For the following program, how can I discard any premature input typed in
before the "Press any character: " prompt appears?

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#include <curses.h>

main()
{
  int ch;

  initscr();
  crmode();
  addstr("Press any character: ");
sleep(3);
  refresh();
  ch = getch();
  printw("\n\n\nThe character entered was a '%c'.\n", ch);
  refresh();
  endwin();
}
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"sleep(3)" is added just to illustrate the point.  In practice, one often
has to wait for a menu to come up, etc.  But during the waiting one might
inadvertently type something (or hit a return) which should be discarded.

Thanks in advance for any help/comments.

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Xinhua Wu
xwu@cse.usc.edu