Question

I cannot read a second character with Console.Read() method. I mean I don’t get any Prompt to read the second character from Keyboard. Any help please? Also, I understand that character is by default an int but we still need to convert it to char when reading from input, is it right? The code below reads the first char but terminates with the second.

public static void Main()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("The First Character?:");
        char firstChar=Convert.ToChar(Console.Read());

        Console.WriteLine("The Second Character?:");
        char secondChar=Convert.ToChar(Console.Read());
    }

Answer 1

Please see Console.Read. Specifically, this part:

The Read method blocks its return while you type input characters; it terminates when you press the Enter key. Pressing Enter appends a platform-dependent line termination sequence to your input (for example, Windows appends a carriage return-linefeed sequence). Subsequent calls to the Read method retrieve your input one character at a time. After the final character is retrieved, Read blocks its return again and the cycle repeats.