gotoxy not working in dev c++
The gotoxy
function is not a standard C library function. It is typically used in older versions of Turbo C and Borland C compilers to move the cursor to a specific position on the console screen.
To use gotoxy
in Dev-C++, you need to include the windows.h
header file, which contains the necessary declarations for console operations. Here are the steps to make gotoxy
work in Dev-C++:
Open your Dev-C++ project or create a new one.
Add the following line at the top of your source file to include the
windows.h
header file:
c
#include <windows.h>
- Declare the
gotoxy
function before its first use. You can use the following declaration:
c
void gotoxy(int x, int y);
- Implement the
gotoxy
function. Here's an example implementation:
c
void gotoxy(int x, int y) {
COORD coord;
coord.X = x;
coord.Y = y;
SetConsoleCursorPosition(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), coord);
}
This implementation uses the Windows API functions SetConsoleCursorPosition
and GetStdHandle
to move the cursor to the specified position.
The COORD
structure represents a pair of X and Y coordinates on the console screen.
The GetStdHandle
function retrieves the standard output handle, and SetConsoleCursorPosition
sets the cursor position to the specified coordinates.
- Now you can use the
gotoxy
function in your code to move the cursor to a specific position on the console screen. For example:
c
gotoxy(10, 5); // move cursor to column 10, row 5
printf("Hello, world!");
This code will move the cursor to column 10 and row 5 before printing "Hello, world!".
Please note that the use of gotoxy
and direct manipulation of the cursor position is generally discouraged in modern programming practices. It is recommended to use higher-level libraries or frameworks for console manipulation or switch to a graphical user interface (GUI) framework for more sophisticated applications.