getch and arrow codes

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By pressing one arrow key getch will push three values into the buffer:

  • '\033'
  • '['
  • 'A', 'B', 'C' or 'D'

So the code will be something like this:

if (getch() == '\033') { // if the first value is esc
    getch(); // skip the [
    switch(getch()) { // the real value
        case 'A':
            // code for arrow up
            break;
        case 'B':
            // code for arrow down
            break;
        case 'C':
            // code for arrow right
            break;
        case 'D':
            // code for arrow left
            break;
    }
}

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