Input.hasch

OpenTuring

Input.haschPart of Input module

Syntax   hasch : boolean

Description   The hasch procedure is used to determine if there is a character that has been typed but not yet been read.

Example   The flush procedure gets rid of any characters that have been typed but not yet read.

        procedure flush
            var ch : string ( 1 )
            loop
                exit when not hasch
                getch ( ch )    % Discard this character
            end loop
        end flush

Details   The screen should be in a "screen" or "graphics" mode. See the View.Set procedure for details. If the screen is not in one of these modes, it will automatically be set to "screen" mode.

Status   Exported unqualified.

This means that you can call the function by calling hasch or by calling Input.hasch.

See also   getch and getchar.