QBasic 1.1: INKEY$ Function

Explanation

Reads a character from the keyboard.

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INKEY$

INKEY$ returns a null string if there is no character to return.

For standard keys, INKEY$ returns a 1-byte string containing the character read.

For extended keys, INKEY$ returns a 2-byte string made up of the null character (ASCII 0) and the keyboard scan code.


PRINT "Press Esc to exit..."
DO
LOOP UNTIL INKEY$ = CHR$(27)    '27 is the ASCII code for Esc.