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| author | Tobias Klauser <tklauser@distanz.ch> | 2008-01-27 11:37:44 +0100 |
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| committer | Tobias Klauser <tklauser@xenon.tklauser.home> | 2008-01-27 11:37:44 +0100 |
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diff --git a/reference/C/FUNCTIONS/getchar.html b/reference/C/FUNCTIONS/getchar.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1b37071 --- /dev/null +++ b/reference/C/FUNCTIONS/getchar.html @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +<title>getchar function</title> +<head> +<script language="JavaScript"> +</script> +</head> +<body bgcolor=#ffffcc> +<hr> +<center> +<h1>getchar function </h1> +<hr> +</center> +<p> +<b>getchar</b> is used to read data from the keyboard ( +<a href=../MISC/stdfiles.html>stdin</a>). Effectivly +it is a <b>fgetc(stdin)</b>.<p> +The problem with this function is that the characters are buffered until +RETURN is hit! This means that <b>getchar</b> does not see the characters +until the user presses return. The non standard function <b>getche</b> +gets around this problem and sees each character as it is pressed. +I have not been able to produce the same function on Linux. +The nearest I can get is by using 'curses' but it keeps clearing the screen! + +<pre> +Library: stdio.h + +Prototype: int getchar(void); + +Syntax: ch = getchar(); + +</pre> + + +<a href=../EXAMPLES/getchar.c><img src=../../GRAPHICS/computer.gif></a> +example program. +<p> + +<hr> +<p> +See also: +<ul> +<li><a href=fgetc.html>fgetc</a> +<li><a href=fgetc.html>getc</a> +<li><a href=fgets.html>fgets</a> +<li><a href=gets.html>gets</a> +<p> +<li>getch (non standard) +<li>getche (non standard). +</ul> + + +<p> + +<hr> +<p> +<center> +<table border=2 width="80%" bgcolor="ivory"> +<tr align=center> +<td width="25%"> +<a href="../cref.html"> Top</a> +</td><td width="25%"> +<a href="../master_index.html"> Master Index</a> +</td><td width="25%"> +<a href="../SYNTAX/keywords.html"> Keywords</a> +</td><td width="25%"> +<a href="funcref.htm"> Functions</a> +</td> +</tr> +</table> +</center> +<p> +<hr> +<address>Martin Leslie +</address><p> +</body> +</html> |