getc() uses the same input buffer as readline. getc() won't normally return after a single character like 'X' is entered; it waits until a whole line has been entered (including \n), then returns the first character of it. readline() sees the remainder of the line still in the buffer and returns immediately. For example, if the user types "abc\n", then at the point the user presses carriage-return, getc() returns "a" and readline() immediately follows on returning "bc\n".

If you truly want to get the next character even if the user hasn't pressed return yet, then look into something like Term::ReadKey.

Dave.

In reply to Re: getc vs readline by dave_the_m
in thread getc vs readline by Anonymous Monk

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