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instance method

IO#getch

(?min: ::int, ?time: ::int, ?intr: bool) -> ::String
io.getch(min: nil, time: nil, intr: nil) → char

Reads and returns a character in raw mode.

See IO#raw for details on the parameters.

You must require ‘io/console’ to use this method.

See also #getc #getpass #getbyte #gets also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0