Troubleshooting kbhit() and control-C for Keyboard Input in Programming

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The discussion centers on troubleshooting the use of the kbhit() function in programming, specifically regarding issues with handling Control-C interrupts. The user experiences an error when attempting to exit a program using Control-C, which is attributed to the timing of the keyboard input being processed. It is confirmed that kbhit() is a non-ANSI standard function, and a solution involves capturing the Ctrl-C escape sequence to manage program termination effectively.

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I have a programming running that waits for keyboard input. The problem is that when I press control-C to exit the program I get an error. I believe it is because the keyboard was pressed but the program is exiting before it can execute the code that is called when kbhit() is true. Any ideas.<br />
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