Am I using the getch() function from the ncurses library incorrectly?
- by user1692446
I am writing a Pacman game in c++ using the ncurses library, but I am not able to move the Pacman properly. I have used getch() to move it it up, down, left and right, but it only moves right and does not move anywhere else when I press any other key.
This is a code snippet for moving up. I have written similar code with some conditions altered accordingly for moving left, right and down.
int ch = getch();
if (ch == KEY_RIGHT)
{
int i,row,column;
//getting position of cursor by getyx function
for (i=column; i<=last_column; i+=2)
{
//time interval of 1 sec
mvprintw(row,b,"<"); //print < in given (b,row) coordinates
//time interval of 1 sec
mvprintw(row,(b+1),"O"); //print "O" next to "<"
int h = getch(); //to give the option for pressing another key
if (h != KEY_RIGHT) //break current loop if another key is pressed
{
break;
}
}
}
if (condition)
{
//code to move left
}
Am I using getch() wrong, or is there something else I have to do?
