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Flush Input Buffer

This Subprogram allows a Programmer to flush any remaining characters from the Input Buffer.

Short Name Calling Sequence

STATUS = UIFLIN(DUMMY)

Long Name Calling Sequence

STATUS = UI_FLUSH_INPUT(...)

Input Arguments

DUMMY (Integer) Dummy Argument

Output Arguments

None

Function Value

UI__SUCCESS ) Success UISUCC )

UI__NOT_INITIALIZED ) Package not Initialized UININI )

Note:

  1. This Subprogram unwinds the Command File Input Stack such that all such Files are closed and input is re-directed to the keyboard (or batch input stream). Any information in the type-ahead buffer that has not yet been decoded will be lost.


Liz Buckle
Fri Jan 13 17:30:40 CST 1995