zephyr/samples/subsys/console/getchar
Fabio Utzig 53fd5ff236 doc: update function references to use :c:func:
Following the change to use the C domain for parsing, update all
existing :cpp:func: references to :c:func:. Remove the parentheses as
well, if used, because they are not needed, this is already known to be
a function, and how it is displayed in the documentation later is a
semantic decision done by the output builder.

Signed-off-by: Fabio Utzig <fabio.utzig@nordicsemi.no>
2020-08-31 09:57:33 -04:00
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README.rst doc: update function references to use :c:func: 2020-08-31 09:57:33 -04:00
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.. _console_getchar_sample:

console_getchar() Sample Application
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Overview
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This example shows how to use :c:func:`console_getchar` function.
Similar to the well-known ANSI C getchar() function,
:c:func:`console_getchar` either returns the next available input
character or blocks waiting for one. Using this function, it should be
fairly easy to port existing ANSI C, POSIX, or Linux applications which
process console input character by character. The sample also allows to
see key/character codes as returned by the function.

If you are interested in line by line console input, see
:ref:`console_getline_sample`.


Requirements
************

UART console is required to run this simple.


Building and Running
********************

The easiest way to run this sample is using QEMU:

.. zephyr-app-commands::
   :zephyr-app: samples/subsys/console/getchar
   :host-os: unix
   :board: qemu_x86
   :goals: run
   :compact:

Now start pressing keys on a keyboard, and they will be printed both as
hex values and in character form. Be sure to press Enter, Up/Down, etc.
key to check what control characters are produced for them.
Exit QEMU by pressing :kbd:`CTRL+A` :kbd:`x`.