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===== getchar =====

<code c>
     #include <ctype.h>
     int getchar( void );
</code>
     Get a character

===== C Sourcecode Example =====
<code c>
/* 
 * getchar example code
 * http://code-reference.com/c/stdio.h/getchar
 */

#include <stdio.h> /* including standard library */
//#include <windows.h> /* uncomment this for Windows */

#include <ctype.h>

int main ( void ) {
   int chars;
   printf("type in . to end your input : ");

   while ((chars = getchar()) != '.' ){
      putchar(chars);
   }
   return 0;
}
</code>
    
==== output ====
    output:
    user@host:~$ ./getchar 
    type in . to end your input : Test 1234.
    Test 1234