Name

ReadChar

Synopsis

$cons->ReadChar([number, col, row])

Reads the specified number of consecutive characters from the console, beginning at col, row. Returns a string containing the characters read, or undef on error. You can then pass the returned variable to WriteChar to restore the saved characters on screen.

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