getche
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Header File
conio.h
Category
Console I/O Routines
Prototype
int getche(void);
Description
Gets character from the keyboard, echoes to screen.
getche reads a single character from the keyboard and echoes it to the current text window using direct video or BIOS.
Note: Do not use this function in Win32 GUI applications.
Return Value
getche returns the character read from the keyboard.
Example
#include <stdio.h> #include <conio.h> int main(void) { char ch; printf("Input a character:"); ch = getche(); printf("\nYou input a '%c'\n", ch); return 0; }
Portability
POSIX | Win32 | ANSI C | ANSI C++ |
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