[VPExplorer]

Not the stdIO class, just the console.

I'm specifically trying to find out if it can read arrow and function keys, not only character strings.

But also generally, I just need the console reference.

Yes, I tried searching the forum for 'console', but the response is that 'console' is too common a term.

[Thomas Linder Puls]

There is not more documentation than what you see in the console.cl file. To deal key presses etc you will have readEvents (blocking) or getEventQueue (non-blocking):

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domains
    event =
        key(unsigned KeyDown, unsigned RepeatCount, unsigned VirtualKeyCode,
            unsigned VirtualScanCode, char UnicodeChar, unsigned ControlKeyState);
        mouse(unsigned CoordX, unsigned CoordY, unsigned ButtonState,
            unsigned ControlKeyState, unsigned EventFlags);
        size(unsigned CoordX, unsigned CoordY);
        menu;
        focus.
 
predicates
    readEvents : () -> event* EventList.
    % @short Read events or wait
    % @end
 
predicates
    getEventQueue : () -> event* EventList.
    % @short Read events or return empty list
    % @end

[VPExplorer]

Hi, Thomas.

"There is not more documentation than what you see in the console.cl file."

I didn't know about the existence of that file. Looking at it now, thanks.

"To deal key presses etc you will have readEvents (blocking) or getEventQueue (non-blocking):"

Thanks. Do the console apps have Event support, or do they only work for guis?

[Thomas Linder Puls]

No, you will have to call one of the two mentioned predicates.