colored text

how do you mkae colored text i just want to use the simple hello world program but have it in colored text how would i go about doing this

Thank you in advance

http://www.adrianxw.dk/SoftwareSite/index.html

Click on colour

As long as you use windows and don't need cross platform compatability.

You didn't state your OS

sory my OS is windows xp home edtion

Well there you go, youcan use my link.

Thank you grate help to me

I have that effect on cheese :)

Or you could use this function:

Code:

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void Color  ( int BackgroundColor, int TextColor )
{
 int SeclectedColor = (16*BackgroundColor) + (TextColor);

 HANDLE hConsole;
 hConsole = GetStdHandle ( STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE );
 SetConsoleTextAttribute ( hConsole, SeclectedColor );
}

---

The background and text numbers take numbers from 0 to 15. You can use these #defines:

Code:

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#define BLACK                        0
#define BLUE                        1
#define        GREEN                        2
#define AQUA                        3
#define RED                        4
#define PURPLE                        5
#define YELLOW                        6
#define WHITE                        7

#define GREY                        8
#define LIGHTBLUE                9
#define LIGHTGREEN                10
#define LIGHTAQUA                11
#define LIGHTRED                12
#define LIGHTPURPLE                13
#define LIGHTYELLOW                14
#define BRIGHTWHITE                15

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example:

Code:

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cout<< "Hel";
Color( BLACK, RED );
cout<< "lo wor";
Color( BLACK, BLUE );
cout<< "ld!";

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Isn't that pretty much the same as what I showed him?

I know. I just showed it to him, and you showed him a link.

Right, gotcha. I just knew it was there I haven't looked at it in months.

cheers guys for heloping em out im still a newbie at C++

As am I. I just knew where to look. :D

Funny how just a few months ago I made a thread about this? ( and many before me ) as I came to find out through Searching

Curses! This "Raigne" fellah hath unearthed the secret to our eternal powah! Minions, casth the fool into Banniation, where he shalt suffah! ;)