Console commands

There aren''t stanard C/C++ commands for doing such a thing. You either need to call low level function directly, (such as setting video text memory), or get a library that implements that functionality, such as curses or ncurses.

Exactly like you would do it in a normal DOS program (in the case of the Win32 console or a Macintosh Softwindows console, or OS/2).

#include <conio.h>
int main(void)
{
 clrscr();
 gotoxy(15,18); // this function positions the cursor.
 cprintf("Hello world");
 getch();
 while(kbhit())
  getch();
 return 1;
}  

Blast, darned braces dissapeared.

Edited by - Veldrik on 3/1/00 5:51:25 AM

Yeah i meant the dos console commands. BUT preferably for C++. Or should i just use the C version of the commands. Cause they look easier to use. i currently know only of cin.get() gets a single character. BUT now i know of the gotoxy(x,y) one.. is it the same in C++?? What are the output/input commands so i can go anywhere and refresh a certain place (akthough i beleivei just put the text over the lasdt one and that does it for me.)

NiBLiTz - ALL that is needed

Basically, none of this has ANYTHING to do with C vs. C++. It''s all part of platform-specific libraries that your compiler vendor (or someone) provides. Most of those libraries (conio, for example) have simple C-like interfaces, though there might be a C++ version in some newer compilers. On the other hand, the vendors probably don''t consider that a priority anymore (except maybe in UNIX-land, with updated versions of curses) since MS expects most people to write gooey apps. In the end, you''ve got to read the docs for whatever compiler you''re using.

-Brian

ok. So i am using VC++ 6.0 standard. So i pretty much have most of the library''s that are for c && c++. So i should just use the old C versions of sunctions (1 they look better and are easier to undersdtand. 2. they are plentiful and more commonly found on the net.) All i need is a list or something on most of these. i''ve looked in the MSDN on my CD and not found much at all.

NiBLiTz - ALL that is needed

Actually.. all i need is an easy to understand list of the commands and what they. Also something on the file input&output would be nice. Maybe a link or something.

NiBLiTz - ALL that is needed

If you''re using VC++, then you should have the MSDN. Just go to the help contents, and go to the VC++ start page, VC++ Programmers Guide, and there should be a not too hard to find list of all the functions in the C Runtime Library and the C++ Standard Library, grouped by category. It pays to look around the docs a bit, especially when they are as extensive as the VC++ docs...

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