How to Input without Breaking line in a console?

Hi, all... sorry me again :(

How do you request a user to input a string like "cin >> x;" without breaking the current line where the input took place, when the user hits the Enter key? So that when you output a string to the console like "cout << x;", the output will be on the same line where the user inputed last.

I might be, and probably am, wrong here, but i think cin clears the buffer and therefore causes the line drop...

So what should I do to prevent this? or are there any other function for input that doesn't break the line?

Try '\r'
This should prevent advancement to the next line

In a cout line yes, but i dont see how that will work on a cin line.

:( so what should I do? please help :confused:

Use gotoxy() or a variant of your compiler to move a line back up,
You do need some recording of what's going on on the screen
for this though.

I am using VC++. Could you explain how I can keep a record of whats going on on the screen? and is it possible to get the current position of input or output?

Just create a 2D character array, And when you want to print
something write it to that array, And then loop trough the array
and print everything on the screen, This way you'll create some
kind of screen buffer.

but what if some text is already displayed on the screen/console before my program started and I don't want to clear the screen?

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Originally posted by Aidman
but what if some text is already displayed on the screen/console before my program started

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I'm not following you here, What do you mean? When you
start a new program, You get a new empty console.

Say you made a program that records all text you output to the console screen with "cout << x;". Now lets say you compiled the program and named it "record.exe". But what if you open a new console window by running the "command.exe" and from there run your program. Then there are already some lines wiritten on the console that your program hasn't recorded, like "c:\>command.exe". However if you would be able to know what position your next text with "cout << x:" will be printed on in the console then you could know where to move to by the function you said, gotoxy(). But what header do you need for this function gotoxy()? and how do you get the current position of the text you will output next time?