<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE> {The S-lang C Library Reference}: SLang_getkey</TITLE> <LINK HREF="cref-112.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="cref-110.html" REL=previous> <LINK HREF="cref.html#toc111" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="cref-112.html">Next</A> <A HREF="cref-110.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="cref.html#toc111">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="SLang_getkey"></A> <A NAME="s111">111. <B>SLang_getkey</B></A></H2> <P> <DL> <DT><B> Synopsis </B><DD><P>Read a character from the keyboard <DT><B> Usage </B><DD><P><CODE>unsigned int SLang_getkey (void);</CODE> <DT><B> Description </B><DD><P>The <CODE>SLang_getkey</CODE> reads a single character from the terminal and returns it. The terminal must first be initialized via a call to <CODE>SLang_init_tty</CODE> before this function can be called. Upon success, <CODE>SLang_getkey</CODE> returns the character read from the terminal, otherwise it returns <CODE>SLANG_GETKEY_ERROR</CODE>. <DT><B> See Also </B><DD><P><CODE>SLang_init_tty, SLang_input_pending, SLang_ungetkey</CODE> </DL> <P> <P> <HR> <A HREF="cref-112.html">Next</A> <A HREF="cref-110.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="cref.html#toc111">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>