Microsoft Windows specific utilities.
NOTE: Only available in Widnows builds of VLC.

Availability

console_init()

Initialize the windows console.

console_wait()

Wait for input on the console.

Parameters

• Optional
  • timeout Time, in milliseconds, to wait for input before giving up (default is 0ms)

Return value

Boolean value: true if console input is available, false otherwise

console_read()

Read input from the windows console (CONIN$).
NOTE: polling and reading from stdin does not work under windows.

Return value

String containing input read from the console

console_write()

Write text output to the windows console (CONOUT$).

Parameters

• text String containing the text to be written to the console