C++ key input in Windows console
Solution 1
AFAIK you can't do it using the standard C runtime. You will need to use something such as the Win32 function GetAsyncKeyState.
Solution 2
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lamas
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Updated on June 11, 2022Comments
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lamas almost 2 years
I'm currently developing various console games in Windows that won't really work using regular input via
cin
.How can I (In a simple way using only standard windows libraries available in MSVC):
Make the program wait for a (specific?) key press and return the key ID (It would have to work for all keys including the arrow keys)
During a real-time game check for the last pressed key of the user and if there was any key pressed since the last check.
It would really help if you could include a short example program for your solution
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beppe9000 about 6 yearswill this trigger even if the console window has no focus?
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c z over 2 years
GetAsyncKeyState
reads globally, even if the app isn't in focus. It is blocked my AV for making the app look like a keylogger.