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perl question

  • 20-07-2001 2:01pm
    #1
    Kev
    Closed Accounts Posts: 286 ✭✭


    i know its unlikely but does anyone know of a way to do unbuffered single charater console input thats portable and doesnt require downloading extra modules.
    Mr. Chuffy


Comments

  • #2
    Baz_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,660 ✭✭✭Baz_


    em not me, but I would also like to know the answer, I miss me old getc() function.

    Baz_


  • #3
    d4r3n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 707 ✭✭✭d4r3n


    if perl's old getc() function was anything like C's getc() function id suprised ur not happy its gone, all those possible buffer overflow exploits


  • #4
    d4r3n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 707 ✭✭✭d4r3n


    bah, IM SO STUPID, i got getc() confused with gets(), i blame alcohol.


  • #5
    Baz_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,660 ✭✭✭Baz_


    I was talking about c's getc() function, and saying how much I missed not being able to use something like it in perl.


  • #6
    teac!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭teac!


    $key = getc(STDIN);

    However this isn't system independent. To do this properly, get yourself the Term::ReadKey module.


    Phil.


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