c++ hide cursor

To hide the cursor in C++, you can use the following steps:

  1. Include the necessary header files: cpp #include <windows.h> #include <iostream>

  2. Declare the function to hide the cursor: cpp void hideCursor();

  3. Implement the function to hide the cursor: cpp void hideCursor() { HANDLE consoleHandle = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE); CONSOLE_CURSOR_INFO info; info.dwSize = 100; info.bVisible = FALSE; SetConsoleCursorInfo(consoleHandle, &info); }

  4. Call the hideCursor() function wherever you want to hide the cursor in your code.

Explanation of each step:

Step 1: The windows.h header file provides access to Windows API functions, including the functions required to manipulate the console cursor. The iostream header file is included for standard input/output operations.

Step 2: The void hideCursor() function is declared. This function will be responsible for hiding the cursor.

Step 3: The hideCursor() function is implemented. Inside this function, we obtain the handle to the console using GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE). The CONSOLE_CURSOR_INFO structure is used to store information about the console cursor. We set the dwSize member of the structure to a large value (100) to make the cursor effectively invisible. The bVisible member is set to FALSE to hide the cursor. Finally, we call SetConsoleCursorInfo() to apply the changes to the console cursor.

Step 4: Call the hideCursor() function wherever you want to hide the cursor in your code. This could be at the beginning of your program or at any specific point where you want the cursor to be hidden.

Note: This solution is specific to Windows platforms using the Windows API. If you are working on a different platform, you may need to use platform-specific functions or libraries to achieve the same result.