Continuous input checking Please Help

[neo.darko]

Hi guys,

I am new here and also a newbie in c++.

I am having trouble in finding the functions of kbhit command in c++.

I am trying to create something like this -

You are trying to login - you've to enter the id and password - so the cursor keeps blinking here

# Enter id : _

and then the password field will appear.

But at the same time if someone presses the Esc button then the previous welcome screen will appear ...... or say someone presses the F1 key and a new screen will appear with all helps etc.....

If I was unable to make myself clear - then think of the bios screen or something like that where you have (at the bottom) something like :

| ---------------------------|
| |
| |
| |
|________________________ |
|Exit Esc: Help F1 : Save F10 | .................etc
|________________________ |

[ In short I wanted to know if there's a way to keep checking for a keyboard input without a specific cin>> command. ]

But I have no idea how to do it................ So please help......

Thnx

[Valmont]

No, not in ISO C++. Certainly for Win32 apps there is nothing as portable.

[neo.darko]

Ya I guess so. But a friend told me about the kbhit command but I couldn't figure it out. Any ideas ...... ?

Besides, non ANSI function will do..........

[Valmont]

That is offtopic here. We deal only with standard compliant C/C++.