Goto for a purpose... Is it legaL?

[swgh]

I have created a function for my text game that places the text
on different places on the screen by using the X Y syntax.

Here is the function:

void gotoxy( int x, int y ) 
{ 
    COORD c; 

	c.X = x - 1 ; 
 	c.Y = y - 1 ; 
 	
 	// TO REMEMBER: 1ST NUMBER SPACES IN :: 2ND NUMBER SPACES DOWN

	SetConsoleCursorPosition( GetStdHandle( STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE ), c ) ; 
}

Is this still frowned appon, as I am finding it to be very useful when working with colour strings.

Any comments taken onboard!! Thanx

[DougDbug]

I think you're getting this mixed-up with the C++ goto command. The goto command allows you to jump to a particular place in your program. It is considered bad practice to jump-around like that.

There's nothing wrong with using gotoxy(). But, you should be aware that it's non-standard, so it can't be used on all machines, and your code may not be portable.

[swgh]

oh ok thanks dougdbug. Thats cleared that up for me!