can a char in c++ hold ctrl Z?
char a = '?' ;
how do i do this?
Or can i say int b = 26; char a = char(26);
i tried this but it diplays '-'

Question

can a char in c++ hold ctrl Z?
   char a = '?' ;
   how do i do this?
Or can i say int b = 26;   char a = char(26);
i tried this but it diplays '->'

myname · Answer

Actually, i wanted the user to enter ctrl-Z. Then, i want to check if they entered ctrlZ.
But, its not working.

anonymous · Answer

C++ does not read the control characters by default. Usually, they are sent to your terminal and not to the application (so that you can use Ctrl-C to kill your application if it hangs).

You need to figure out how you can say to your system that you do want to accept all input (it's do-able, some libraries like ncurses can do it). How can you do that? I don't know, but it will depend on your system (Windows/Mac/Linux etc.).

anonymous · Answer

You can use TranslateMessage (WinAPI) or PreTranslateMessage (MFC) to check for the the proper key press. here is a list of the VK_ controls http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd375731%28VS.85%29.aspx