Re: [ros-kernel] ReadConsoleA() and getc()

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Quoting Jason Filby <jas...@ya...>:

> Ok I just want to ask a question to clear things up:
> 
> If you tell ReadConsoleA to only read 1 character, will it return
> upon reading that one characer - even if it's in line mode? Or must
> you press enter, even though you only asked for 1?
> 
> getc() only returns one character, so reading in an entire line is
> useless.
> 
IIRC ReadConsole will return only when a complete line is available 
(in ENABLE_LINE_INPUT mode) but only as many characters as asked for will
be returned. Any remaining characters will be buffered internally.