❔ Console.ReadKey() blocking

Hey there. I have this function that is called every frame:

public void Update()
{
    if ( !Console.KeyAvailable ) return;

    var key = Console.ReadKey(intercept: true);
}

public void Update()
{
    if ( !Console.KeyAvailable ) return;

    var key = Console.ReadKey(intercept: true);
}

It blocks until a key is pressed instead of setting KeyAvailable back to false...

I know this is being called every frame because I can insert a

Debug.Log(); return;

Debug.Log(); return;

at the top and I will see it log every frame.

However if I put the

Debug.Log()

Debug.Log()

after the

ReadKey()

ReadKey()

, it only gets called when you press keys.

C#•4y ago•

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Hey there. I have this function that is called every frame:

public void Update()
{
    if ( !Console.KeyAvailable ) return;

    var key = Console.ReadKey(intercept: true);
}

public void Update()
{
    if ( !Console.KeyAvailable ) return;

    var key = Console.ReadKey(intercept: true);
}

It blocks until a key is pressed instead of setting KeyAvailable back to false...

I know this is being called every frame because I can insert a

Debug.Log(); return;

Debug.Log(); return;

at the top and I will see it log every frame.

However if I put the

Debug.Log()

Debug.Log()

after the

ReadKey()

ReadKey()

, it only gets called when you press keys.