Reading a keystroke in a Console app

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Brian Schwartz

I'm writing a console application. Both Read and ReadLine wait for enter to
be pressed before returning. Isn't there a way to read a single character
and continue immediately, without waiting for enter?
 
Brian,

In .NET 2.0., the Console class has a static ReadKey method which you
can use to read a key from the console.

In .NET 1.1, you could probably call the ReadConsoleInput API function
through the P/Invoke layer to get a similar effect.

Hope this helps.
 
Brian Schwartz said:
I'm writing a console application. Both Read and ReadLine wait for enter
to
be pressed before returning. Isn't there a way to read a single character
and continue immediately, without waiting for enter?
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http://www.ai.uga.edu/mc/Konsole.zip

I implemented a Turbo Pascal-style console and keyboard interface. Feel
free to use it or learn form it.
 
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