Text color of text displayed by my program?

[MattHimself]

How do I change the text color of text displayed by my program? Can someone please give me an example. The text I need to change is in a variable and I need to change the color that it is displayed. This is the variable bellow.

char m[]={"JG04H503GH78RTHGUFDSYTRG89G6TJGDJGIJREWITJGDJGIJREWITJGDJGIJREWITJ"};

Please can someone tell me how to do this.
Thanks

 

[Cagliostro]

is it in winodws or in console?

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[MattHimself]

Erm Im using visual C++ and i want to change the color of the text displayed when the program is run if thats wat you mean? Im very new to programming.

 

[Cagliostro]

in this case would be better you to study what is console and what is window

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[MattHimself]

Come on dude just help me out dont be smart. The forum is here to help people learn stuff.

 

[Cagliostro]

Ok, I ask yo a again:
is your text displayed in a winodw or in console?


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[MattHimself]

MSDOS window

 

[Cagliostro]

you should use SetConsoleTextAttribute

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[Cagliostro]

I expect what the information above is not enough, so I think a short sample would give you a start:
#include<windows.h>
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{

HANDLE cons = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
BOOL ret = SetConsoleTextAttribute(
cons, FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY | BACKGROUND_BLUE
);
SetConsoleTitle(
&quot;hello from the console&quot;
);


cout<< cons<< endl;
return 0;
}

Ion Filipski

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[MattHimself]

Thanks thats really good but could you give me an example of how i would use my above variable with that? I need to make the text green.

 

[Cagliostro]

#include<windows.h>
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
char m[]={&quot;JG04H503GH78RTHGUFDSYTRG89G6TJGDJGIJREWITJGDJGIJREWITJGDJGIJREWITJ&quot;};

HANDLE cons = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
BOOL ret = SetConsoleTextAttribute(
cons, FOREGROUND_GREEN );


cout<< m<< endl;
return 0;
}

Ion Filipski

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