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_getchar_nolock, _getwchar_nolock

 

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Reads a character from standard input.

Syntax

int _getchar_nolock( void );  
wint_t _getwchar_nolock( void );  

Return Value

See getchar, getwchar.

Remarks

_getchar_nolock and _getwchar_nolock are identical to getchar and getwchar except that they are not protected from interference by other threads. They might be faster because they do not incur the overhead of locking out other threads. Use these functions only in thread-safe contexts such as single-threaded applications or where the calling scope already handles thread isolation.

Generic-Text Routine Mappings

Tchar.h routine _UNICODE and _MBCS not defined _MBCS defined _UNICODE defined
_gettchar_nolock _getchar_nolock _getchar_nolock _getwchar_nolock

Requirements

Routine Required header
_getchar_nolock <stdio.h>
_getwchar_nolock <stdio.h> or <wchar.h>

The console is not supported in Windows 8.x Store apps. The standard stream handles that are associated with the console—stdin, stdout, and stderr—must be redirected before C run-time functions can use them in Windows 8.x Store apps. For more compatibility information, see Compatibility.

Example

// crt_getchar_nolock.c  
// Use _getchar_nolock to read a line from stdin.   
  
#include <stdio.h>  
  
int main()  
{  
    char buffer[81];  
    int i, ch;  
  
    for (i = 0; (i < 80) && ((ch = _getchar_nolock()) != EOF)  
                         && (ch != '\n'); i++)  
    {  
        buffer[i] = (char) ch;  
    }  
  
    // Terminate string with a null character   
  
    buffer[i] = '\0';  
    printf( "Input was: %s\n", buffer);  
}  
This textInput was: This text  

.NET Framework Equivalent

See Also

Stream I/O
getc, getwc
fgetc, fgetwc
_getch, _getwch
putc, putwc
ungetc, ungetwc