OpenEuphoria

Re: Question, Please Help

• Posted by "Graeme." <hmi at HYPERMAX.NET.AU> May 27, 1999
• 392 views

At 05:53 27/05/99 GMT, you wrote:
>>I see that the get_key() function allows for the program to get the next
>>key
>>pressed without waiting. How do I assign that key's identity (a numeric
>>value I'm guessing) to a variable so that I can manipulate it?
>>
>>while get_key() = -1 do
>>bla bla bla
>>end while
>>
>>But how do I take whatever key was pressed and use it?
>>
>>-Phil
>
>You can answer your own question! You wrote:
>
>   get_key() = -1
>
>which means get_key() is a function. All you have to do is turn it around...
>
>   variable = get_key()
>
>

For a practical demonstration of
this, try:

ex ed c:\euphoria\bin\key.ex

at the dos prompt.
(assuming you have EU on drive C)



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