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- { Reads a key from the keyboard buffer, removing it.
- Part of the Heartware Toolkit v2.00 (HTkey1.PAS) for Turbo Pascal.
- Author: Jose Almeida. P.O.Box 4185. 1504 Lisboa Codex. Portugal.
- I can also be reached at RIME network, site ->TIB or #5314.
- Feel completely free to use this source code in any way you want, and, if
- you do, please don't forget to mention my name, and, give me and Swag the
- proper credits. }
-
- FUNCTION Get_Scan_Code : word;
- { DESCRIPTION:
- Reads a key from the keyboard buffer, removing it.
- SAMPLE CALL:
- NW := Get_Scan_Code;
- RETURNS:
- The next character in the keyboard buffer.
- NOTES:
- If no character is availlable, the service performed by this function
- waits until one is availlable. }
-
- var
- HTregs : registers;
-
- BEGIN { Get_Scan_Code }
- HTregs.AH := $00;
- Intr($16,HTregs);
- Get_Scan_Code := HTregs.AX;
- END; { Get_Scan_Code }