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- /*
- * Copyright (c) 1990 Carnegie Mellon University
- * All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software and its
- * documentation is hereby granted, provided that both the copyright
- * notice and this permission notice appear in all copies of the
- * software, derivative works or modified versions, and any portions
- * thereof, and that both notices appear in supporting documentation.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
- * DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL
- * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT
- * SHALL CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
- * INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
- * RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF
- * CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
- * CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
- *
- * Users of this software agree to return to Carnegie Mellon any
- * improvements or extensions that they make and grant Carnegie the
- * rights to redistribute these changes.
- *
- * Export of this software is permitted only after complying with the
- * regulations of the U.S. Deptartment of Commerce relating to the
- * Export of Technical Data.
- */
- /* getchr -- ask user to select a character
- *
- * Usage: i = getchr (prompt,legals,defalt)
- * int i;
- * char *prompt, *legals, defalt;
- *
- * Prints the message: prompt (legals) [defalt]
- * and allows the user to type a line. The first character
- * the user types is searched for in the string "legals"; if it
- * is there, its index is returned; otherwise, the user must
- * try again. If the user just types carriage return, the
- * "defalt" character will be searched for. In any case, note
- * that is the INDEX (i.e. 0, 1, 2, ...) of the
- * character that is returned.
- * On error or EOF in the standard input, the default is used.
- *
- * HISTORY
- * $Log: getchr.c,v $
- * Revision 1.2 90/12/11 17:53:49 mja
- * Add copyright/disclaimer for distribution.
- *
- * 28-Apr-85 Steven Shafer (sas) at Carnegie-Mellon University
- * Modified for 4.2 BSD. Now uses stderr for output.
- *
- * 23-Oct-82 Steven Shafer (sas) at Carnegie-Mellon University
- * Added code to use default value on EOF or error in standard input.
- *
- * 20-Nov-79 Steven Shafer (sas) at Carnegie-Mellon University
- * Rewritten for VAX.
- *
- */
-
- #include <stdio.h>
- char *index();
-
- int getchr (prompt, legals, defalt)
- char *prompt, *legals, defalt;
- {
- register int i;
- register char *p;
- char input [200];
-
- fflush (stdout);
- do {
- fprintf (stderr,"%s (%s) [%c] ",prompt,legals,defalt);
- fflush (stderr);
- if (gets (input) == NULL) *input = defalt;
- if (*input == '\0') *input = defalt;
- p = index (legals, *input);
- if (p == 0)
- fprintf (stderr,"Must be one of: %s\n",legals);
- else
- i = (p - legals);
- }
- while (p == 0);
-
- return (i);
- }
-