OpenEuphoria

Question, Please Help

• Posted by "M. Schut" <m.schut at TWI.TUDELFT.NL> May 28, 1999
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> 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

Try the following code:
integer key
key = get_key()
while key = -1 do
    key = get_key()
end while
printf(1, "The code of the key pressed was: %d", key)

I hope I didn't make any mistakes since I haven't tested it!

Bye,

Martin Schut