Get arrow keys

// Get up/down/left/right
// Hopefully this works.

#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>
using std::cout;

WORD getArrowKeyPress();

int main()
{
    cout << "Press an arrow key (or enter to quit) and I'll tell you what you pressed:" << std::endl;

    bool getMeOut = false;

    while (!getMeOut)
    {
        switch (getArrowKeyPress())
        {
            case VK_UP:
                cout << "\rUp   "; break;
            case VK_DOWN:
                cout << "\rDown "; break;
            case VK_LEFT:
                cout << "\rLeft "; break;
            case VK_RIGHT:
                cout << "\rRight"; break;
            case VK_RETURN:
                getMeOut = true; break;
            default:
                cout << "?!?!?!?!";
        }
    }
}

WORD getArrowKeyPress()
{
    HANDLE stdIn = GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
    DWORD blah; // Unused
    INPUT_RECORD ir; // Hmm, Spanish words...

    while (ReadConsoleInput(stdIn, &ir, 1, &blah))
    {
        FlushConsoleInputBuffer(stdIn); // Dunno if this is really needed
        if (ir.EventType != KEY_EVENT)
            continue;

        const WORD& keyCode = ir.Event.KeyEvent.wVirtualKeyCode;
        if (keyCode == VK_UP || keyCode == VK_DOWN ||
            keyCode == VK_LEFT || keyCode == VK_RIGHT ||
            keyCode == VK_RETURN)
            return keyCode;
    }
    return 1; // Dunno what else to return here
}