Console.Read() - Please help C# newbie

[Tomexx]

Hi,
I want to create menu driven condole application
(1. Do this, 2. Do that, 3. Exit)

I have a stranger problem with Console.Read()
I'm reading a character in a loop using Console.Read()
and displaying it using Console.Write()

public static void Test()
{
  int i;
  char c;
 
  while (true)
  {
    i = Console.Read ();
 
    c = (char) i;
    Console.WriteLine ("Echo: {0}", c);
  }
}

When I press 5<Enter>, then 9<Enter> I should be getting this:

5
Echo: 5
9
Echo: 9

Instead, I'm getting this:

5
Echo: 5
Echo:        // remembers char 13 - line feed
Echo:        // remembers char 10 - new line
 
9
Echo: 9
Echo:        // remembers char 13 - line feed
Echo:        // remembers char 10 - new line

After stepping through the code I realized that
the Console.Read() remembers the enter key as well (char 13 and 10)
that's why the two empty echos after the actual number.

How can I solve this? Flash the buffer?
I need to use Console.Read() for reading single digits.

Any help appreciated.

[mendhak]

Try Console.ReadLine()

[Tomexx]

Yeah,
I wanted to do this with the .Read() but I give up (spend too much time on it although I learned few things doing so).

I did my menu using ReadLine() instead and it works well.