Thread: Clearscreen, no, not the usual question!

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    Question Clearscreen, no, not the usual question!

    Hello, I use the function Clrscr(), you know, the one from the FAQ.
    However, when I do this:
    Code:
    cout<<"test";
    clrscr();
    cout<<"only this text should appear";
    it doesn't do the clear screen! Instead, it displays this:
    testonly this text should appear
    But, when I do this:
    Code:
    cout<<"test"<<endl;
    clrscr();
    cout<<"only this text should appear";
    so with the endl, it works correct! Now it only displays:
    only this text should appear
    How is this possible? Why do I have to do endl before the function will work?

    btw this is the function:
    Code:
    void clrscr()
    {
       COORD coordScreen = { 0, 0 };
       DWORD cCharsWritten;
       CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO csbi;
       DWORD dwConSize;
       HANDLE hConsole = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
    
       GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(hConsole, &csbi);
       dwConSize = csbi.dwSize.X * csbi.dwSize.Y;
       FillConsoleOutputCharacter(hConsole, TEXT(' '), dwConSize, coordScreen, &cCharsWritten);
       GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(hConsole, &csbi);
       FillConsoleOutputAttribute(hConsole, csbi.wAttributes, dwConSize, coordScreen, &cCharsWritten);
       SetConsoleCursorPosition(hConsole, coordScreen);
    }

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    cout uses a buffer. endl flushes the buffer. Alternatively you can use flush(or obtain input using cin) if you don't require a '\n'.

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    even better, modify your clear function, just overload it to call the flush() for you then call the one you listed, or add it to the one you listed...

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    Thanx for the reply's both! I'll go and try it

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