C# Signature:

[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
static extern bool ReadConsole(IntPtr hConsoleInput, [Out] StringBuilder
   lpBuffer, uint nNumberOfCharsToRead, out uint lpNumberOfCharsRead,
   IntPtr lpReserved);

User-Defined Types:

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Notes:

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Sample Code:

public static IntPtr GetWin32InputHandle(){

    const int STD_INPUT_HANDLE = -10;

    IntPtr inHandle = GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE);

    return inHandle;

}

public void ReadLine(){

    StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();

    uint charsRead = 0;

    bool result = ReadConsole(
    GetWin32InputHandle(),
    buffer,
    256,
    out charsRead,
    (IntPtr)0
    );

    // Return the input minus the newline character
    if(result && charsRead > 1) return buffer.ToString(0, (int)charsRead - 1);

    return string.Empty;

}

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