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Very fast ASM Console I/O routines for C.
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CONIO -- Console I/O Routines for C


DISCLAIMER:

This file and all of the files distributed with it were created by
Jeff D. Pipkins at Quality Micro Systems, Inc. (QMS) in Mobile, AL.
and are hereby released into the public domain on authority of Dr.
Don Parker. Although QMS (R) believes these files to perform as
described in the accompanying documentation, QMS assumes absolutely
no responsibility for any of these files, since they are now public
domain. Furthermore, QMS is not obligated in any way to maintain
or support these files.



CONIO FILES:

CONIO.ASM Source code for putch(), getch(), getche(), ungetch(),
and kbhit().
CONIO.NER OBJect code for small and compact memory models
CONIO.FAR OBJect code for medium, large, and huge memory models.
CONIO.BAT Batch file for installing CONIO into your MSC libraries.
CONIO.DOC Print this file at 12 cpi (ELITE)
CONIO.H NOT INCLUDED HERE -- It is assumed that you have this
file from the Microsoft C distribution discs. I cannot
include it here because it is copyrighted. Note that it
contains only function declarations.


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:

The routines in CONIO.ASM are meant as replacements for the
corresponding routines found in the Microsoft (R) C libraries. The
new routines correct problems and offer enhancements. The source
code is included so that the routines may be (easily) adapted to
work with other C compilers that run on IBM (R) PC compatibles.
The specifications for these routines are offered to The C User's
Group as a working standard for machine-independent console I/O.


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putch



o Summary

#include /* Function declarations only */

void putch(c);
int c; /* Character to be sent to console */


o Description

The putch function writes the character (c) directly to the
console.

Redirection of stdout has NO EFFECT on this function.
Output is ALWAYS sent specifically to the console device.

The putch function will automatically preceed any line
feeds with a carriage return, so that putch('\n') has the
desired effect.

After displaying the character, putch checks the keyboard
for a Ctrl-C (break) or a Ctrl-S (pause), and handles them
appropriately.


o Return Value

There is no return value.


o See Also

putchar, putc, getch, getche, ungetch, kbhit, cprintf,
cscanf, cputs, cgets



putch (continued)



o Example

#include

void prompt()
{
putch('\n');
putch('A');
putch('>');
}



getch



o Summary

#include /* Function declarations only */

int getch();


o Description

The getch function reads, without echoing, a single
character directly from the console (keyboard).

If no key has been pressed, and there are no keys in the
ungetch buffer, getch will wait for a key to be pressed
before returning.

Redirection of stdin has NO EFFECT on this function. Input
is ALWAYS read specifically from the console (keyboard)
device.

The character read is NOT echoed to the console (screen).

Carriage returns are translated to line feeds so that a
program can check for the ENTER (or RETURN) key by
comparing the character to '\n', as usual. Line feeds are
translated to carriage returns so that a discriminating
program can tell the difference.

If the character to be returned is a Ctrl-C (break) or a
Ctrl-S (pause), appropriate action is taken.





getch (continued)



o Return Value

The getch function returns the character read. There is no
error return. Note that getch never returns zero, Ctrl-C,
or Ctrl-S. Also, Ctrl-Z is NOT translated to EOF (-1).

IBM (R) PC compatible keyboards have some special keys that
have no ASCII character codes. The following scheme is
employed to accomodate these keys: If the key has an ASCII
value, it is returned as an integer. If the key does not
have an ASCII value (e.g. a function key or an arrow key),
then the value returned has the low byte zero and the high
byte will hold the scan code for the key pressed. For a
complete list of these scan codes, see the IBM Technical
Reference (#6025005), "Keyboard Scan Codes", or one of
Peter Norton's books on the IBM PC.


o See Also

getchar, getc, putch, getche, ungetch, kbhit, cprintf,
cscanf, cputs, cgets


o Example

#include

char charcode;
int i, spec_key;

/* This example shows how to detect special keys */

if ((i=getch()) & 0x00FF) {
spec_key = FALSE;
charcode = i;
}else{
spec_key = TRUE;
charcode = (unsigned) i >> 8;
}



getche



o Summary

#include /* Function declarations only */

int getche();


o Description

The getche function behaves exactly like the getch
function, with the exception that the character read from
the keyboard is echoed to the screen.

NOTE: The putch function is used to echo the character. If
the character read is not an ASCII character (i.e. a
special key with no ASCII code), then no character is
echoed.


o Return Value

Exactly the same as the getch function.


o See Also

getchar, getc, putch, getch, ungetch, kbhit, cprintf,
cscanf, cputs, cgets





getche (continued)



o Example

#include

/* Not a very friendly routine; just for illustration. */

int askYN()
{
int reply;

do {
cprintf("\n(Y)es or (N)o ? ");
reply = getche();
}while (reply != 'Y' && reply != 'N');
if (reply == 'Y')
return TRUE;
else
return FALSE;
}



ungetch



o Summary

#include /* Function declarations only */

int ungetch(c);
int c; /* Character to be "pushed" */


o Description

The ungetch function "pushes" the character (c) back into
the keyboard, so that (c) will be the next character read
by getch, getche, or kbhit.

The ungetch function does NOT backspace over the last
character that was echoed to the screen, so be careful when
using ungetch after getche to be sure that your code
performs as intended.

Redirection of stdin or stdout has NO EFFECT on ungetch.


The ungetch function does NOT check for Ctrl-C or Ctrl-S.

The ungetch function has the capability to push back at
least one character; some implementations may allow more,
but one is typical.


o Return Value

The ungetch function returns the character (c) if it is
successful, or EOF (-1) if it cannot push (c) back to the
keyboard.


o See Also

ungetchar, ungetc, putch, getch, getche, kbhit, cprintf,
cscanf, cputs, cgets





ungetch (continued)



o Example

#include

void ignore_kbd_spaces()
{
int c;

do {} while ( isspace(c = getch()) );

ungetch(c); /* OOPS -- one too many. Put it back. */
}



kbhit



o Summary

#include /* Function declarations only */

int kbhit();


o Description

The kbhit function behaves exactly like the getch function,
with the exception that it never waits for a key to be
pressed. If there are no keys in the ungetch buffer, and
no key has been pressed, a zero is returned immediately
without waiting on the keyboard.

Note that kbhit checks for and handles Ctrl-C and Ctrl-S.


o Return Value

Exactly the same as the return value for getch, except that
a zero is returned (immediately) if no key has been
pressed.


o See Also

putch, getch, getche, ungetch, cprintf, cscanf, cputs,
cgets





kbhit (continued)



o Example

#include

/* Routine to call stay_busy() until the ENTER key is
pressed. */

void stay_busy_until_ENTER()
{
do {
while (!kbhit()) {
stay_busy();
}
}while (getch() != '\n');
}



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