Trying to read keyboard input without blocking (Windows, C++)

Question

I\'m trying to write a Windows console application (in C++ compiled using g++) that will execute a series of instructions in a loop until finished OR until ctrl-z (or some o

Answer 1

Try ReadConsoleInput to avoid cooked mode, and GetNumberOfConsoleInputEvents to avoid blocking.

Answer 2

If G++ supports conio.h then you could do something like this:

#include <conio.h>
#include <stdio.h>

void main()
{
    for (;;)
    {
        if (kbhit())
        {
            char c = getch();
            if (c == 0) {
                c = getch(); // get extended code
            } else {
                if (c == 'a') // handle normal codes
                    break;
            }
        }
    }
}

This link may explain things a little more for you.