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Input

$cons->Input

Reads an event from the input buffer. Returns a list of values, determined by the type of event. A keyboard event will contain the following values, in order:

A mouse event will return the following values, in order:

This method will return undef on error.

Note that the events returned depend on the input mode of the console; for example, mouse events are not intercepted unless ENABLE_MOUSE_INPUT is specified.


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