KEYBOARD
Stuffs the keyboard with a string.
- Syntax
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- KEYBOARD <cString>
- Arguments
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- <cString> String to be processed, one character at a time, by the Harbour keyboard processor
- Description
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- This command stuffs the input buffer with <cString>. The number of characters that can be stuffed into the keyboard buffer is controlled by the SET TYPEAHEAD command and may range from 0 to 32,622, with each character appearing in the ASCII range of 0 to 255. None of the extended keys may be stuffed into the keyboard buffer. Issuing a KEYBOARD " " will clear the keyboard buffer.
Examples
// Stuff an Enter key into the keyboard buffer
KEYBOARD CHR(13)
// Clear the keyboard buffer
CLEAR TYPEAHEAD
Tests
KEYBOARD CHR(13); ? INKEY() ==> 13
KEYBOARD "HELLO"; CLEAR TYPEAHEAD; ? INKEY() ==> 0
- Status
- Ready
- Compliance
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- __KEYBOARD() is compliant with CA-Clipper 5.3
- See Also