Listen for key press in .NET console app

Question

How can I continue to run my console application until a key press (like Esc is pressed?)

I\'m assuming its wrapped around a while loop. I don\'t like

Answer 1

Use Console.KeyAvailable so that you only call ReadKey when you know it won't block:

Console.WriteLine("Press ESC to stop");
do {
    while (! Console.KeyAvailable) {
        // Do something
   }       
} while (Console.ReadKey(true).Key != ConsoleKey.Escape);