SET TYPEAHEAD Command

Specifies the maximum number of characters that can be stored in the type-ahead buffer.

SET TYPEAHEAD TO nCharacters

Parameters

  • nCharacters
    Specifies the maximum number of characters to store in the type-ahead buffer.

    No characters are held in the type-ahead buffer if you issue SET TYPEAHEAD TO 0. This statement deactivates INKEY( ) and ON KEY.

Remarks

The type-ahead buffer can store as many as 32,000 characters until they are ready to be processed. The default value for SET TYPEAHEAD is 20.

See Also

INKEY( ) | ON KEY | TYPE Command