class   Console
{
public:
  typedef std::list<String> InputList;

  enum  Result
  {
	NOTHING = 0,
	ENTERED,
	ESCAPED
  };

  static const String&  GetInput()	{ return input; }

  static Result Query(SDLKey lastKey)
  {
    if(lastResult == ENTERED || lastResult == ESCAPED)
    {
      input.clear();
    }

    switch (lastKey)
    {
	case	SDLK_a:
	case	SDLK_b:
	case	SDLK_c:
	case	SDLK_d:
	case	SDLK_e:
	case	SDLK_f:
	case	SDLK_g:
	case	SDLK_h:
	case	SDLK_i:
	case	SDLK_j:
	case	SDLK_k:
	case	SDLK_l:
	case	SDLK_m:
	case	SDLK_n:
	case	SDLK_o:
	case	SDLK_p:
	case	SDLK_q:
	case	SDLK_r:
	case	SDLK_s:
	case	SDLK_t:
	case	SDLK_u:
	case	SDLK_v:
	case	SDLK_w:
	case	SDLK_x:
	case	SDLK_y:
	case	SDLK_z:
	case	SDLK_0:
	case	SDLK_1:
	case	SDLK_2:
	case	SDLK_3:
	case	SDLK_4:
	case	SDLK_5:
	case	SDLK_6:
	case	SDLK_7:
	case	SDLK_8:
	case	SDLK_9:
	case	SDLK_SLASH:
	case	SDLK_BACKSLASH:
	case	SDLK_PERIOD:
	case	SDLK_COMMA:
	case	SDLK_SPACE:
	case	SDLK_UNDERSCORE:
	case	SDLK_MINUS:
		input += static_cast<char> (lastKey);
		lastResult = NOTHING;
		break;
	case	SDLK_RETURN:
		lastResult = ENTERED;
		break;
	case	SDLK_ESCAPE:
		lastResult = ESCAPED;
		break;
	}
    return lastResult;
  }

protected:
  static Result lastResult;
  static String input;
};

if(lastKey == SDLK_RETURN)
    lastResult = ENTERED;
else if(lastKey == SDLK_ESCAPE)
    lastResult = ESCAPED;
else if(lastKey >= SDLK_SPACE && lastKey <= SDLK_z)
{
    input += static_cast<char> (lastKey);
    lastResult = NOTHING;
}