getch() not waiting for user

[SteveCRM]

Is there a function such as getch() which doesn't wait for user input? Or any type of input function that doesn't wait for user input, but just recieves it as it gets it?

[parksie]

You mean asynchronously?

As in - your program keeps going, but it will collect the input data as necessary?

That's called the input i/o buffer, and you always have one

[SteveCRM]

such as

while(1)
{
getch(); //not neseccarily this specific function
//other functions
}
If no key is being pressed....I want it to skip over the getch...I don't want it to wait for the user before going to the other functions...