How can I terminate an infinite loop in Turbo C

Question

I get caught in an infinite loop. 

How can I break this cycle? 

Cntrl-C was attempted, however it had little effect. 

I have no idea how to stop it.

main()
{
     while (1)
     {
          char ch;
          printf("Enter a character: \n");
          ch = getche();
          printf("\nThe code for %c is %d.\n", ch, ch);
     }
}

Answer 1

you need a condition to break out of your while loop.

so like,

main()
{
   char ch = ' ';
   while (ch != 'q')
   {

      printf("Enter a character: \n");
      ch = getche();
      printf("\nThe code for %c is %d.\n", ch, ch);
   }
}

would break out if the entered char was 'q', or if you insist on while(1), you could use the "break" keyword:

main()
{

   while (1)
   {
      char ch;
      printf("Enter a character: \n");
      ch = getche();
      printf("\nThe code for %c is %d.\n", ch, ch);

      if (ch == 'q')
         break;       

   }
}