statement/GETKEY statement/GETKEY NAME GETKEY -- Gets data from the keyboard ABBREVIATION getk <shift> E SYNOPSIS GETKEY <variable> FUNCTION The GETKEY statement is vary similar to the GET statement. Unlike the GET statement, GETKEY waits for the user to type a character on the keyboard. This lets it to be used easily to wait for a single character to be typed. INPUTS <variable> - acquired data will be stored in this variable RESULT Data acquired from the keyboard is stored in the target variable (<variable>). EXAMPLES 10 GETKEY A$ This line waits for a key to be struck. Typing any key will continue the program. NOTES This command can only be executed within a program. BUGS None SEE ALSO GET INPUT