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);
}

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'.

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...

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