colored variable output

[Noobie]

ok, i can make colored DOS text like so...but how can I output a varible int x in that color? Is it bad to use cout and cprintf in the same program? somebody said it was but why?

textcolor(LIGHTCYAN);
cprintf(" ********************* \r\n")

[abrege]

IMHO, it looks abnormal to interchange c and c++ style output I have no idea what textcolor() is, here is what I'd do in MSVC

#include <windows.h>

....

HANDLE hOut = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);

int x = 5;

SetConsoleTextAttribute(hOut, FOREGROUND_INTENSITY | FOREGROUND_BLUE);

cout << x;

[BakAttack]

I had to do this once, and my solution probably isnt the best one but here:

1. Change the variable to a string by itoa(int, char *string, base) where base 10 is what we use normally.


2.change textcolor using function textcolor(?)

3.use cprintf to print the string.

you do this because i dont think u can change the color of a variable ( at least on my compiler)

[Noobie]

how do u print a string with cprintf()?

[Noobie]

itoa(num2, char *num2char, base);

the above doesnt work, not sure what this is supposed to look like

[Cela]

>>itoa(num2, char *num2char, base);
>>the above doesnt work, not sure what this is supposed to look like
You probably don't have itoa() since it's not a standard function. Use sprintf instead :-)

sprintf(str, "%d", number);

[Okiesmokie]

is cprintf() the same as printf()?

if so,
cprintf("%d", number);