undefined identifier getch()

[Christopher Nicholson-Sauls]

On 12/08/10 08:53, Stewart Gordon wrote:
> On 08/12/2010 11:06, Nrgyzer wrote:
>> Hey guys,
>>
>> I'm writing a console based tool for windows. To receive the users
>> input, I
>> try to use getch() but the compiler always says "Error: undefined
>> identifier
>> getch". When I use getchar() it compiles successfully, but getchar()
>> doesn't
>> returns after a single input.
> 
> Under DMD 1, getch is declared in std.c.stdio.  So import that.
> 
> Under DMD 2, I don't know why it isn't there.  But you just need to add
> this declaration:
> 
> extern (C) int getch();
> 
>> Is there any equivalent version in D for getch?
> 
> D doesn't have its own API for console operations besides
> stdin/stdout/stderr stuff.  I guess it wasn't worth creating one partly
> because it would be a load of pointless wrappers around C functions, and
> partly because in these days where everyone uses GUI-based software
> they're not used as much.
> 
> Stewart.

Might it be useful to provide something a la conio.h?  It doesn't have
to be part of the standard, really (conio isn't a C standard, as I
recall).  I do a bit of console oriented work myself, as I mostly write
tools, back-end programs, etc.

Yes, it'd be mostly C wrappers, but it's never stopped us before.

-- Chris N-S