am working on a win32 console app (Dos style) and am trying to switch up my text for a men. Maybe instead of black background, white text, maybe white background and black text. Or even just another color text. any idea. I know Basic could do it, you gotta figure c++ can...
thanks all.
cow
You use cprintf() to print out coloured text.
Syntax
#include <conio.h>
void textcolor(int newcolor);
Description
Selects new character color in text mode.
Note: Do not use this function for Win32s or Win32 GUI applications.
textcolor selects the foreground character color. This function works for the console output functions. newcolor selects the new foreground color. You can set newcolor to an integer as given in the table below, or to one of the symbolic constants defined in conio.h. If you use symbolic constants, you must include conio.h.
Once you have called textcolor, all subsequent functions using direct video output (such as cprintf) will use newcolor. textcolor does not affect any characters currently onscreen.
Syntax
#include <conio.h>
void textbackground(int newcolor);
Description
Selects new text background color.
Note: Do not use this function for Win32s or Win32 GUI applications.
textbackground selects the background color. This function works for functions that produce output in text mode directly to the screen. newcolor selects the new background color. You can set newcolor to an integer from 0 to 7, or to one of the symbolic constants defined in conio.h. If you use symbolic constants, you must include conio.h.
Once you have called textbackground, all subsequent functions using direct video output (such as cprintf) will use newcolor. textbackground does not affect any characters currently onscreen.
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with basic you are programming in 100% DOS, with C++ you are programming in a win32 Console.
I dont think you can change the background of the console but u can change the foreground and background of the text.
you have to include stdio.h or stdlib.h, i cant remember which one.
this is one of the waysCode:HANDLE hStdout; hStdout = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE); // Put this at the top of your code SetConsoleTextAttribute(hStdout,BACKGROUND_RED|FOREGROUND_RED|FOREGROUND_GREEN|FOREGROUND_BLUE); //This will give you White on RED
but have used that code, and i am getting errors around it.
saying missing a ; prior to the handle line.
and i supposed to replace handle with something??
thanks
cow
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>go here and read something i wrote...
Your title "C++ Standard i/o" needs the word Standard removing.
>and i supposed to replace handle with something??
No you probably have to include windows.h.
its standard as in the basics hence standard your thinking to far ahead
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