Re: non blocking console read
From: Richard Bell (rbell01824_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 03/04/04
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Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 15:27:21 GMT
Thanks Tom.
With your clue and a quick Google I found a great example.
Regards,
Richard
public class PwdConsole {
[DllImport("kernel32", SetLastError=true)]
static extern IntPtr GetStdHandle(IntPtr whichHandle);
[DllImport("kernel32", SetLastError=true)]
static extern bool GetConsoleMode(IntPtr handle, out uint mode);
[DllImport("kernel32", SetLastError=true)]
static extern bool SetConsoleMode(IntPtr handle, uint mode);
static readonly IntPtr STD_INPUT_HANDLE = new IntPtr(-10);
const int ENABLE_LINE_INPUT = 2;
const uint ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT = 4;
public static string ReadLine() {
// turn off console echo
IntPtr hConsole = GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
uint oldMode;
if (!GetConsoleMode(hConsole, out oldMode)) {
throw new ApplicationException("GetConsoleMode failed");
}
uint newMode = oldMode & ~(ENABLE_LINE_INPUT |
ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT);
if (!SetConsoleMode(hConsole, newMode)) {
throw new ApplicationException("SetConsoleMode failed");
}
int i;
StringBuilder secret = new StringBuilder();
while (true) {
i = Console.Read ();
if (i == 13) // break when
break;
secret.Append((char) i);
Console.Write ("*");
}
Console.WriteLine();
// restore console echo and line input mode
if (!SetConsoleMode(hConsole, oldMode)) {
throw new ApplicationException("SetConsoleMode failed");
}
return secret.ToString();
}
}
On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 21:37:12 -0800, Tom Shelton <tom@mtogden.com>
wrote:
>On 2004-03-03, Richard Bell <rbell01824@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Is there a way to do a non-blocking console read in VB.net? Something
>> a bit like the old INKEY$?
>
>You can use P/Invoke to call the SetConsoleMode API to change the input
>modes...
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