Is there a C language programming statement that allows you to input and accept a keypress WHILE a loop is running?

Answer 1

You will need to read a single characther in the loop with something like a getch and save the characther wherever you want it. That way you can process the resultant string any way you want while you're in the loop and still maintain control to make decisions based on the input. You are probably looking for the function kbhit(), which tests whether a character is available before you call getch(). Calling getch() directly waits until the character is available. If kbhit() returns true, the next getch() will not need to wait. char key = '\0'; while (key!='x') { if ( kbhit() ) key=getch(); /* do other actions */ }