How to set up text-based character movement in c++

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11-09-2011
cplusplusnoob

How to set up text-based character movement in c++

Hey everyone, I had a question about character movement for a text base c++ game I wanted to create for sometime. I am fairly new at programming in C++ ( about 6 months) or any other programming language, so I do not know how to make my character move?

I want to be able to move my character, the "@" sign lol, using the arrow keys. I've tried googling and looking it up on the forums, but I could only find a few which talked not that much about the topic and didn't really have no explanation on how to use or why.

Does any one know of a link to a good tutorial? Or if any one could write me a fragment of the function ( not a whole program, ofcourse..)
and explain how it works?

,Thanks!!
11-09-2011
Salem

Which operating system and compiler are you using?

Very crudely, you clear the screen and redraw everything in the updated position(s).
11-09-2011
cplusplusnoob

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Originally Posted by Salem

Which operating system and compiler are you using?

Very crudely, you clear the screen and redraw everything in the updated position(s).

My OS is windows, and I am using the compiler Code::Blocks.

P.S. I do have Microsoft Visual Studios 2010, but I prefer Code::Blocks
11-09-2011
bernt

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Originally Posted by cplusplusnoob

My OS is windows, and I am using the compiler Code::Blocks.

P.S. I do have Microsoft Visual Studios 2010, but I prefer Code::Blocks

Code::Blocks is an IDE, not a compiler - it can use a lot of different compilers, as a matter of fact. If you need to check, it should show up in the Build Options window (or something like that, I haven't used Code::Blocks in a while now).
Chances are you're using either MinGW or MSVC. IIRC pdcurses should work with either one; it's probably the easiest way to get started with text-related stuff. There's also functionality for doing this in the Windows API.
11-10-2011
cplusplusnoob

Quote:

Originally Posted by bernt

Code::Blocks is an IDE, not a compiler - it can use a lot of different compilers, as a matter of fact. If you need to check, it should show up in the Build Options window (or something like that, I haven't used Code::Blocks in a while now).
Chances are you're using either MinGW or MSVC. IIRC pdcurses should work with either one; it's probably the easiest way to get started with text-related stuff. There's also functionality for doing this in the Windows API.

Thanks for the clarification! =) Appreciate it.