populating each character to std::vector <char *> from console application

I am trying to write a C++ Console based application which collects and popul开发者_StackOverflowates each characters typed in the console to a std::vector <char *> asynchronously without blocking the user Can anyone help me in how to populate each char entered in std::vector <char *> .

John

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You dont need to do it asynchronously.

std::vector<char> foo;

void populate(char a)
{
    foo.push_back(a);
}