@CHIP-RTOS C Library V2.00 - BIOS API

BIOS_getch

Get char from standard input, with wait.

unsigned int BIOS_getch ( void );

Parameters

-- none --

Return Value

Lower byte: input character
Upper byte: Source of input - 1: EXT, 2: COM, 4: Telnet, 8: User channel

Comments

If only the input character is of interest, the return value can be cast to a character to suppress the data source indication carried in the upper byte.

See Also

BIOS_kbhit        BIOS_putch        BIOS_Set_Focus
BIOS_Set_Focus_Hotkey        BIOS_Select_Stdio        

RTOS API

This library function invokes a RTOS software interrupt. Refer to this RTOS API function's documentation for more details.