Thread: How to clear screen?

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    Question How to clear screen?

    I have started using Bloodshed Dev C++. What is the function to clear screen. I tried clrscr(). It is not working. Please help!!

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    You can't clear the screen. The National Academy of C has determined that clearing the screen has been found to harm pixels.

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    not to mention the liquid cristals off your spanking new 17'' screen



    p.s. : it's not a function, just a command...or more like a secret kabbalistic incantation.

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    you could always use

    system("CLS")

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    this one works..

    Thank you twomers.
    Do you know why some compilers doesnt support the useful clrscr() ?
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    because clearing the screen is nonstandard and nonportable?
    STL Util a small headers-only library with various utility functions. Mainly for fun but feedback is welcome.

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    OK Shakti.
    Thanking everyone..
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    Harm pixels? Hows that possible? When playing a game your screen easily refreshs 60x a second. So hows one little sweep cause harm to your pixels? And if its a different form of refreshing, why are people not using the refresh function that refreshs games?

    Or am I totaly out of whack on this?

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    Your joke detector is broken.
    STL Util a small headers-only library with various utility functions. Mainly for fun but feedback is welcome.

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    I've been told a rock picks up on a joke faster than I do. Apparently I was reading it to seriously .

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