main.c

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <tchar.h>
#include <windows.h>
 
int main()
{
    TCHAR Buffer = 0;
    DWORD Count = 0;
 
    //
    // We clear the mode, most importantly turn off ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT and ENABLE_LINE_INPUT
    // This is the same mode as that is set up by getch() when trying to get a char
    //
    SetConsoleMode(GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE),0);
 
    //
    // We read one char from the input and then return
    //
    ReadConsole(GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE),&Buffer,1,&Count,NULL);
 
    //
    // We print out this char as an int to show that infact a backspace does count as input
    //
    _tprintf(TEXT("You printed %c :: "), Buffer);
    _tprintf(TEXT("With a value %d :: "), Buffer);
    _tprintf(TEXT("Number of chars received %lu :: "), Count);
    _tprintf(TEXT("Char equal to backspace %d \n"), (Buffer == TEXT('\b')));
 
    //
    // :)
    //
    return 0;
}