public bool read_from_tty(string password)
{
const char BACKSPACE = 127;
password.reserve(max_password_size);
while (password.Length < max_password_size)
{
int ch = GlobalMembers.getch();
if (EOF == ch)
{
return(false);
}
else if (ch == '\n' || ch == '\r')
{
Console.Write("\n");
break;
}
else if (ch == BACKSPACE)
{
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(password))
{
password.back() = '\0';
password.resize(password.Length - 1);
Console.Write("\b \b");
}
}
else
{
password.push_back(ch);
Console.Write('*');
}
}
return(true);
}