Erase what you just printed in a while loop

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h>

int main()
{
  int x = 0; //Horizontil coordinates
  int y = 0; //Vertical coordinates
  int whereToGo;
  while (whereToGo != 27)
  {
  for (int i = 0; i < y; i++)
  {
  cout << "\n";
  }
  for (int i = 0; i < x; i++)
  {
  cout << " ";
  }
  cout << "*";
  whereToGo = getch();
  if(whereToGo == 80)//if press down arrow then make y = 1 + y
  {
  y++;
  }
  if(whereToGo == 72)//if press up arrow then make y = y - 1
  {
  y--;
  }
  if(whereToGo == 77)//if press right arrow then make x = 1 + x
  {
  x++;
  }
  if(whereToGo == 75)//if press left arrow then make x = x - 1
  {
  x--;
  }
  }
  return 0;
}

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I am making a simple program that makes it look like the little * is moving. but after whereToGo = getch() i need it to erase what it print before that... do you understand what i mean?... please help

Perhaps clrscr() would work.

do you have to include a header file for the function? its not working

>> do you have to include a header file for the function? its not working

The required header file is <conio.h> which you have already included...

The problem is in the position where you have place your clrscr(); try a different position in the same code bit.

I'm not testing it, but perhaps this should work...

#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h>

int main(){

int x = 0;
int y = 0;

int whereToGo;

while (whereToGo != 27) {
for (int i = 0; i < y; i++) {
cout << "\n"; } for (int i = 0; i < x; i++) { cout << " "; }
cout << "*"; whereToGo = getch();

clrscr();

if(whereToGo == 80)//if press down arrow then make y = 1 + y { y++; }
if(whereToGo == 72)//if press up arrow then make y = y - 1 { y--; }
if(whereToGo == 77)//if press right arrow then make x = 1 + x { x++; }
if(whereToGo == 75)//if press left arrow then make x = x - 1 { x--; } }
return 0;}

it still isnt working

Is the clrscr() function not working? If the problem is that, it can depend on your compiler. (Maybe it's not supporting clrscr())
Indicate your error(s) so others can understand the problem.

im useing dev-C++ and it says:
implicit declaration or function "int clrscr(...)"

Try system("cls")

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h>
using namespace std;
int main(){

int x = 0;
int y = 0;

int whereToGo;

while (whereToGo != int('q'))
{
for (int i = 0; i < y; i++)
        cout << "\n";
for (int i = 0; i < x; i++)
        cout << " "; 
cout << "*";
whereToGo = getch();

system("cls");
if(whereToGo == 80)    y++;
if(whereToGo == 72)    y--;
if(whereToGo == 77)    x++;
if(whereToGo == 75)    x--;
}
return 0;
}

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that works... but it is all skippy and stuff... try it and youll see

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <windows.h>

using namespace std;

void topframe (int,int,int,int);
void gotoxy(int,int);

int main()
{
  HANDLE h;
  h = GetStdHandle ( STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE );
  SetConsoleTextAttribute ( h, FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_BLUE );
  int x = 0; //Horizontil coordinates
  int y = 0; //Vertical coordinates
  int whereToGo;

  while (whereToGo != 27)
  {
    topframe(1,1,77,3);
  cout << "\n\n";
  for (int i = 0; i < y; i++)
  {
  cout << "\n";
  }
  for (int i = 0; i < x; i++)
  {
  cout << " ";
  }
  putchar(2);
  whereToGo = getch();
  system("cls");
  if(whereToGo == 80)//if press down arrow then make y = 1 + y
  {
  y++;
  }
  if(whereToGo == 72)//if press up arrow then make y = y - 1
  {
  if(y == 0)
  {
  //do nothing
  }
  else
  {
  y--;
  }
  }
  if(whereToGo == 77)//if press right arrow then make x = 1 + x
  {
  x++;
  }
  if(whereToGo == 75)//if press left arrow then make x = x - 1
  {
  x--;
  }
  }
  return 0;
}

void topframe (int xmin, int ymin, int xmax, int ymax)//red_baron's code
{
  HANDLE h;
  h = GetStdHandle ( STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE );
  int count;
  gotoxy(xmin,ymin);
  putchar(218);
  gotoxy(xmax,ymin);
  putchar(191);
  gotoxy(xmin,ymax);
  putchar(192);
  gotoxy(xmax,ymax);
  putchar(217);
  gotoxy(xmin+1,ymin);
  for(count=xmin; count<xmax-1; count++)
      putchar(196);
      gotoxy(xmin+1,ymax);
  for(count=xmin; count<xmax-1; count++)
      putchar(196); 
     
  for(count=ymin+1; count<=ymax-1; count++)
  {
      gotoxy(xmin,count);
      putchar(179);
  } 
  SetConsoleTextAttribute ( h, FOREGROUND_GREEN );
  cout << "The text goes here.";
  SetConsoleTextAttribute ( h, FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_BLUE );
  for(count=ymin+1; count<=ymax-1; count++)
  {
      gotoxy(xmax,count);
      putchar(179);
  }
}

void gotoxy(int x, int y)
{
        HANDLE hConsoleOutput;
        COORD dwCursorPosition;

        dwCursorPosition.X = x;
        dwCursorPosition.Y = y;
        hConsoleOutput = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
        SetConsoleCursorPosition(hConsoleOutput,dwCursorPosition);
}

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Please could you post the last version of your work, and can you tell how many problems you still have ?

i just did... my onley prob is the it skips too much... i need a different way that doesnt skip

After you write the '*' to the screen and prior to writing the new one, why dont you try just putting a space to the old cursor position and then just writing a new '*' to the new cursor position. Then get rid of the system("cls"); function. That should do it. I believe space is char(32), I'm not sure though.

It seems good, using ' '(space) instead of system("cls");.

Maybe it will be better to use one switch instead of four if statements, it will be much more readable..
(and also shorter :)