getc

getc( 
[ p_inputPort ] 
) 
=> s_char

Reads and returns a single character from an input port. Unlike the C library, the getc and getchar SKILL functions are totally unrelated.

The input port arguments for both gets and getc are optional. If the port is not given, the functions take their input from piport.

p_inputPort

Input port; if not given, function defaults to piport.

s_char

Single character from the input port in symbol form. If the character returned is a non-printable character, its octal value is stored as a symbol.

In the following assume the file test1.data has its first line read as:

#This is the data for test1

p = infile("test1.data") 
=> port:"test1.data"
getc(p)                  
=> \#
getc(p)                  
=> T
getc(p)                  
=> h