Re: Non blocking read from the console

by Anonymous Monk

on Oct 18, 2024 at 18:37 UTC ( [id://11162318]=note: print w/replies, xml )

Need Help??

I don't get where the non blocking part is ...

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Re^2: Non blocking read from the console by soonix (Chancellor) on Oct 18, 2024 at 20:39 UTC
the ReadKey(-1) (and the underlying system call) is non-blocking. At least OP doesn't hog the CPU as in the SYNOPSIS of Term::ReadKey, but uses `usleep` during the active waiting…	[reply] [d/l]