where the heck is the "any key"

[Gernot Frisch]

Hi,

how can I make a program (console) wait for 'any key' to be pressed?
For now I used getchar(), which waits for enter-key...

 

[Jon Bell]

how can I make a program (console) wait for 'any key' to be pressed?

http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/input-output.html#faq-15.17

 

[Major_Small]

Hi,

how can I make a program (console) wait for 'any key' to be pressed?
For now I used getchar(), which waits for enter-key...

If your compiler has it, try using getch(), which can be found in
<conio.h>