INKEY$ Function
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INKEY$
Returns
A 1- or 2-byte string that contains a character read from the
standard input device, which usually is the keyboard:
■ A null string is returned if there is no character to return.
■ A one-character string contains the actual character read.
■ A two-character string indicates an extended ASCII code, the first
character of which is hexadecimal 00.
See ◄Keyboard Scan Codes► and the ◄ASCII Character Codes►
for a complete list of character codes that can be returned by the INKEY$
function.