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KEYGET

The ''KEYGET' capture a single character typed by the user without having to press enter. In other words, the program is "listening" to the keyboard and, as soon as a key is pressed, "captures" it and stores it in a variable given as parameter.

Unlike the INPUT command, which requires the user to press enter after typing, KEYGET reads the character as soon as it is pressed. If no key has been pressed, KEYGET will wait. Finally, the captured character is stored in a string variable.

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SYNTAX

 KEYGET variable


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  • id : identifier
  • type : datatype
  • v : value
  • "..." : string
  • [...] : optional

EXAMPLE

 KEYGET var$
 PRINT var$;" pressed"


ABBREVIATION: Kyg

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In order to reduce space you can use this abbreviation for this instruction: 

KEYGET ↔ Kyg

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