How to use Colours?

[manofspirit]

Please checkout the attached image file. How can i use colours like it?
Thanks in advance

[Amahdy]

two easy methods:
1- the header file: <graphics.h>
OR
2- the OLD turbo C for "C Language" compiler, you can use in it direct calls to manipulate with the user like setcolor() .. gotoxy() .. and even more ..

*I think the OLD Borland can do that too ...(like Borland 5 but I'm not sure if there u need to include a special header file ..)

[Code_Nerd]

This little function should help you out..

Remember to include <windows.h>

#define black 0
#define dark_blue 1
#define green 2
#define cyan 3
#define red 4
#define dark_purple 5
#define brown 6
#define gray 7
#define dark_gray 8
#define blue 9
#define neon_green 10
#define light_blue 11
#define light_red 12
#define purple 13
#define yellow 14
#define white 15

//actual function to set color
void color(int color)
{
   HANDLE hCon = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
   SetConsoleTextAttribute(hCon,color);
}

[manofspirit]

I am using Dev C++
Please explain the code as well, I m novice programmer

[Code_Nerd]

I am using Dev C++
Please explain the code as well, I m novice programmer

That is OK, it may be best you dont try and understand the "nuts and bolts" of this code then, however I have tried to explain it for you with the following piece of code with comments.

Regards

#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>

#define black 0
#define dark_blue 1
#define green 2
#define cyan 3
#define red 4
#define dark_purple 5
#define brown 6
#define gray 7
#define dark_gray 8
#define blue 9
#define neon_green 10
#define light_blue 11
#define light_red 12
#define purple 13
#define yellow 14
#define white 15

//actual function to set color
void color(int color)
{
   HANDLE hCon = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);			// A handle to the console screen buffer.
   SetConsoleTextAttribute(hCon,color);						// A function to set the attributes of 
}															// characters written to the console screen buffer

int main()
{
	color(4);												// Calling color function with parameter of 4 = RED
	std::cout << "This text will be RED! " << "\n";			// Use standard output to screen, now text is RED
	color(2);												// Calling color function with parameter of 2 = GREEN
	std::cout << "This text will be GREEN! " << "\n";       // Use standard output to screen, now text is GREEN
	std::cin.get();											// Used to keep console window open.
	return 0;
}

[manofspirit]

@Code Nerd
Thanks a Lot :)
Can u plz refer me some tutorials/books/links about window.h, As im interested to learn about it

[Code_Nerd]

@Code Nerd
Thanks a Lot :)
Can u plz refer me some tutorials/books/links about window.h, As im interested to learn about it

There isnt much to learn really, is it just like any other #include file that you may use!

windows.h is a header file for accessing the Win32 API (Application Programming Interface)

[Hack]

Windows.h is probably one of the most common includes in all of the C/C++ programming language.