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cout and color

Hello experts;

Is is possible in this small program cout my text in color?

#include<iostream>

using namespace std;

int main() {

cout << "This text has RED COLOR\n";

return 0;
}

so this text will apear on screen in red?

thanks

Jaime Olivares

Read about many alternatives here:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21111512/Cout-color.html

furqanchandio

hi

no cout can't print in color unless you call OS specific functions

which OS are u using Windows ?

Jaime Olivares

Also have a look to this article:
http://www.codeproject.com/cpp/AddColorConsole.asp

Luxana

ASKER

This is working but there is a problem with output

#include <stdio.h>
#include <windows.h>

void ChangeColour(WORD theColour)
{
HANDLE hConsole = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE); // Get handle to standard output
SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsole,theColour); // set the text attribute of the previous handle
}

int main()
{
ChangeColour(FOREGROUND_BLUE); // Set the foreground colour to be blue
printf("This text is blue\n");
ChangeColour(FOREGROUND_RED); // Set the foreground colour to be blue
printf("This text is red\n");
ChangeColour( FOREGROUND_BLUE | BACKGROUND_RED); // Set the foreground colour to be blue, the background to be red
printf("This is blue text on a red background\n");
ChangeColour(FOREGROUND_GREEN); // Set the foreground colour to be green
printf("This text is blue\n");
return 0;
}

This text is blue
This text is red
This is blue text on a red background
This text is green
Press any key to continue <== this is green as well. I need this in standart colour otherwise everthing after this point will be green.

furqanchandio :
using g++ compiler as wel asi visual C++ ===> in this case prefered is visual c++

thanks for help

furqanchandio

well sounds pretty simple

ChangeColour(FOREGROUND_GREEN); // Set the foreground colour to be green
printf("This text is blue\n");
ChangeColour(FOREGROUND_WHITE); // this ought to do it, check for the white color
return 0;

cheers

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Luxana

ASKER

>well sounds pretty simple
>ChangeColour(FOREGROUND_GREEN); // Set the foreground colour to be green
> printf("This text is blue\n");
>ChangeColour(FOREGROUND_WHITE); // this ought to do it, check for the white color
> return 0;
>well sounds pretty simple

Well yes, and that was exactly first thing what I did. But it does not work. In fact I found that I'm able to use just RGB colors.

jaime_olivares:
your code is working without problems, great work and thanks for help.

./lubo

furqanchandio

hi luxana

soory i tried to help you without getting my own hands dirty
but i hope my comments may have helped in you in way or another

cheers