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Read a character from the keyboard

 
/*
C#: The Complete Reference 
by Herbert Schildt 

Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill (March 8, 2002)
ISBN: 0072134852
*/
// Read a character from the keyboard. 
 
using System; 
 
public class KbIn {   
  public static void Main() { 
    char ch; 
 
    Console.Write("Press a key followed by ENTER: "); 
 
    ch = (char) Console.Read(); // get a char 
    
    Console.WriteLine("Your key is: " + ch); 
  }   
}

           
         
  

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