ASCII for Delete Key not working in C

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Hii,

ASCII for the delete key is not working in my C code.
I tried this...

int c;
c=getch();
if(c==127)
{
     printf("\nPressed Delete Key");
}
else
{
    printf("\n Not Delete Key");
}
getch();

Posted 21-Oct-10 20:01pm

Aryan9999

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Sauro Viti · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-21T21:35:00

Look at the MDSN documentation about ASCII characters: ASCII Character Codes Chart 1[^]

They state: "ASCII code 127 has the code DEL. Under MS-DOS this code has the same effect as ASCII 8 (BS). The DEL code can be generated by the CTRL + BKSP key."

I tried your code on my computer (Windows Vista 32 bit), and I found this:

the BACKSPACE key produce the code 8;
the DELETE key produce the code 224;
the CTRL + BACKSPACE key produce the code 127.