mohaps — Thu, 13 Feb 2003 01:06:19 GMT

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Hi,
 this code works on windows
mohaps
#include <stdio.h>
int GETCH(void)
{
	return _getch();
}
int main(void)
{
char input;
char *ptr;
char password[20];
int count;
count = 0;
printf("enter your password: ");
do
{
input = GETCH();
if(input == '\xD') break; // enter pressed?
putc('*', stdout);
ptr = &input;
password[count] = *ptr;
count++;
}while(count < 20);
password[count++] = '\0'; // terminate the string
printf("\nyour password: %s\n", password);
return 0;
}

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david_abrahams — Wed, 28 May 2003 10:18:36 GMT

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This is not an appropriate request for Boost.

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anonymous — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 05:45:45 GMT

attachment → password.doc

Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #20: passwords in c++ programming

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