[SOLVED] trying to learn ncurses

comp_brad1136 · 03-28-2011, 11:12 PM

This seems like such an easy thing to do, prompt for input that will be used as a number rather than a character.

can somebody please ncurses-ify line two of the following snippit?

Code:

float x;
cin >> x;
DoMathOn(x);

ntubski · 03-29-2011, 07:26 AM

ncurses uses C style IO:

Code:

float x;
scanw("%f", &x);
DoMathOn(x);

See curs_scanw(3x).

wje_lq · 03-29-2011, 07:58 AM

Of course, that isn't the whole story. Go here. Don't worry, it's written in English.

comp_brad1136 · 03-29-2011, 11:29 AM

thanks! with your tidbit, I was able to find "the rest of the story" at the link you posted and this one.
http://www.vectorsite.net/tscpp_3.html

theNbomr · 03-29-2011, 12:05 PM

I'm glad you were able to find something useful the the 'A Little C Primer' site, but I would like to emphatically point out that that site is one of those DOS/Windows oriented C sites, which would have you believe that the likes of getch(), and kbhit() is something from standard C, which it is not. These forums are littered with threads that ask why 'standard C code' using these functions can't be compiled on Linux, or other POSIX platforms.

--- rod.