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static console_key_info xtd::console::read_key ( )

static

Obtains the next character or function key pressed by the user. The pressed key is displayed in the console window.

Returns

xtd::console_key_info A xtd::console_key_info object that describes the ConsoleKey constant and Unicode character, if any, that correspond to the pressed console key. The xtd::console_key_info object also describes, in a bitwise combination of ConsoleModifiers values, whether one or more SHIFT, ALT, or CTRL modifier keys was pressed simultaneously with the console key.