A simple command line program that reads from the console using Console.Read() and Console.ReadLine()

 
/*
C# Programming Tips & Techniques
by Charles Wright, Kris Jamsa

Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill (December 28, 2001)
ISBN: 0072193794
*/

/*
    read.cs. A simple command line program that reads from
    the console using Console.Read() and Console.ReadLine().

    Compile this program using the following line:
        C:>csc read.cs
 */

using System;
public class ReadCmdLine
{
    static void Main()
    {
        Console.WriteLine ("First, using the Read() function " +
                           "without clearing the buffer");
        int arg;
        Console.Write("Type one or more characters: ");
        while ((arg = Console.Read()) > 10)
        {
            if (arg == 13)
                Console.WriteLine (" <EOL>");
            else
                Console.Write (Convert.ToChar(arg));
        }
        Console.WriteLine();
        Console.WriteLine ("Now, using the Read() function and " +
                           "clearing the buffer");
        Console.Write("Type one or more characters: ");
        arg = Console.Read ();
        string str = Console.ReadLine();
        Console.WriteLine ("The character is " + Convert.ToChar(arg));
    }
}

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