Visual C++.Net
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:confused:How can I use colors to make text of the console application look pretty with VC++.Net?
Here’s the easiest way to set the default console foreground and background colors from a .NET console application: Serge #include "stdafx.h" int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]) { // paint in red on black: ::system("COLOR 04"); std::cout << "Hello, World!" << std::endl; return 0; } /* C:>color /? Sets the default console foreground and background colors. COLOR [attr] attr Specifies color attribute of console output Color attributes are specified by TWO hex digits -- the first corresponds to the background; the second the foreground. Each digit can be any of the following values: 0 = Black 8 = Gray 1 = Blue 9 = Light Blue 2 = Green A = Light Green 3 = Aqua B = Light Aqua 4 = Red C = Light Red 5 = Purple D = Light Purple 6 = Yellow E = Light Yellow 7 = White F = Bright White If no argument is given, this command restores the color to what it was when CMD.EXE started. This value either comes from the current console window, the /T command line switch or from the DefaultColor registry value. The COLOR command sets ERRORLEVEL to 1 if an attempt is made to execute the COLOR command with a foreground and background color that are the same. Example: "COLOR fc" produces light red on bright white */