Thread: get the console cursor position, not set it

does any body know of a windows API function that gets the cursor console position, not set it?

to set it i use:

Code:

void gotoxy(int x, int y)
{
    coord.X = (short)x;
    coord.Y = (short)y;
    SetConsoleCursorPosition(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), coord);
}

is there a way to GET where it currently is?

and please don't tell me to read the faq.

see the faq....

nay ... just kidding... here's what you need


BOOL GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo (
HANDLE hConsoleOutput, // handle to screen buffer
PCONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO lpConsoleScreenBufferInfo //screen buffer information
);

typedef struct _CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO {
COORD dwSize;
COORD dwCursorPosition; // <-- here's what you want
WORD wAttributes;
SMALL_RECT srWindow;
COORD dwMaximumWindowSize; } CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO ;