How to have a "hit any key" pause

[jwzumwalt]

/*
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   PROGRAM:     hit-any-key.c       Ver: 1.0        Rev: 05/01/2009
   DESCRIPTION: C tutor
   BY:          Jan Zumwalt - www.neatinfo.com
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*/ 
#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>

#define HIT_ANY_KEY printf("\n\t Hit any key to continue..."); while(1){ if( _kbhit()) { break; } }

void main()
{
printf("\n\t Hello world");

HIT_ANY_KEY;
}

[Stefan Pendl]

You could use get() or something similar.

[cardoso.rafael]

Why not system("pause")?

Rafael Cardoso

[PauloH]

Why not system("pause")?

Because this is system dependent and is not portable c code. But if you want run your program only in windows environment that's ok.

Kind regards.

[rxantos]

#define HIT_ANY_KEY printf("\n\t Hit any key to continue..."); while(1){ if( _kbhit()) { break; } }

This will hog the cpu while waiting for a keypress.
Try to sleep for 1 second between calls to _kbhit