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/* A simple function for line input */
/* Philip J. Erdelsky - 01 JAN 1991 */
/* object code may be used freely */
static int key(void) {
int k = bdos(8)&0xFF;
/* two-byte sequence for special key is collapsed into single code */
if (k==0) k = bdos(8)&0xFF|0x100;
return k;
}
static void display(int c) {bdos(2,c);}
int line_input(char *text, int text_length, int display_length) {
/* start display as though operator had struck Home or End key */
int k = 0x147; /* Home 0x147 or End 0x14F */
int finished = 0;
int desired_cursor_position;
int position_within_text;
int actual_cursor_position = 0;
while (1) {
switch (k) {
/* finish line input and exit if k==0x00D (Enter key) */
/* other terminating keys could be added, if desired */
case 0x00D:
finished = 1;
/* fall through to next case */
/* move cursor to left end of text if k==0x147 (Home key) */
case 0x147:
desired_cursor_position = position_within_text = 0;
break;
/* move cursor to right end of text if k==0x14F (End key) */
case 0x14F:
position_within_text = strlen(text);
desired_cursor_position =
position_within_text<display_length ? position_within_text :
display_length-1;
break;
/* move cursor left one place if k==0x14B (left arrow key) */
case 0x14B:
if (position_within_text>0) {
position_within_text--;
if (desired_cursor_position>0) desired_cursor_position--;
}
break;
/* move cursor right one place if k==0x14D (right arrow key) */
case 0x14D:
if (position_within_text<strlen(text)) {
position_within_text++;
if (desired_cursor_position<display_length-1)
desired_cursor_position++;
}
break;
/* move cursor left one place and delete character under */
/* cursor if k==0x008 (backspace key) */
case 0x008:
if (position_within_text==0) break;
position_within_text--;
if (desired_cursor_position>0) desired_cursor_position--;
/* fall through to next case */
/* delete character under cursor if k==0x153 (Del key) */
case 0x153:
if (text[position_within_text]!=0)
strcpy(text+position_within_text, text+position_within_text+1);
break;
/* insert new character to left of character under cursor */
default:
if (' '<=k && k<='~' && strlen(text)<text_length) {
char *t = text+position_within_text;
do {
int temp = *t;
*t++ = k;
k = temp;
} while (k!=0);
*t = 0;
position_within_text++;
if (desired_cursor_position<display_length-1)
desired_cursor_position++;
}
}
/* redisplay entire line */
{
int hidden_characters_at_left =
position_within_text-desired_cursor_position;
char *t = text+hidden_characters_at_left;
/* move cursor to left end of line */
while (actual_cursor_position!=0)
{display('\b'); actual_cursor_position--;}
/* display arrows at left end if necessary */
display('\b'); /* 0xAE = left arrows */
display(hidden_characters_at_left!=0 ? 0xAE : ' ');
/* display text and trailing spaces, if any */
while (actual_cursor_position<display_length) {
int c;
display(*t==0 ? ' ' : (c = *t++)==' ' ? 0xFA : c);
actual_cursor_position++; /* 0xFA = tiny dot */
}
/* display arrows at right end if necessary */
display(*t!=0 ? 0xAF : ' '); /* 0xAF = right arrows */
actual_cursor_position++;
/* move cursor back to desired position */
while (actual_cursor_position>desired_cursor_position)
{display('\b'); actual_cursor_position--;}
}
if (finished) return k;
k = key();
}
}
/* test program */
void main(int argc, char **argv) {
char text[40];
int k;
strcpy(text, argc>1 ? argv[1] : "");
printf("> ");
k = line_input(text, sizeof(text)-1, 20);
printf("\nreturn value=%03X text=\"%s\"\n", k, text);
}