====== GET ======

[pet] [vic20] [c64] [c16] [cplus4] [c128] [x16] [m65]
===== Syntax =====

<code xcbasic>
GET <variable>
</code>

The ''GET'' commands reads a single character from the keyboard buffer and assigns it to the given variable.

  * If the variable is a of a numeric type, it will be assigned the numeric PETSCII code of the character,
  * If the variable is a ''STRING'', it will be assigned the character itself, as string.

<adm warning>
The variable must be pre-defined.
</adm>

===== Example =====

Waiting for a key in the buffer:

<code xcbasic>
DIM a$ AS STRING * 1
DO
  GET a$
LOOP UNTIL LEN(a$) > 0
PRINT "you pressed: "; a$
</code>

Or a simpler equivalent:

<code xcbasic>
DIM a AS BYTE
DO
  GET a
LOOP UNTIL a > 0
PRINT "you pressed: "; CHR$(a)
</code>