Object Oriented Programming with C++, Second Edition

APPENDIX F: CONSOLE INPUT–OUTPUT

The combination of display monitor and keyboard is called console. Another term for console is terminal. If we are interested in Console Input–Output, Turbo C++ 3.0 provides useful functions stored in the header file <conio.h> (Table F.1). Most of them are specific to DOS operating system only.

 

Table F.1 Functions in conio.h

Function	What it does
clrscr	void clrscr(void);
	Clears text mode window
cprintf	Sends formatted output to the text window on the screen
getch	int getch(void);
	Gets a character from console but does not echo to the screen
getche	int getche(void);
	Gets a character from console, and echoes to the screen
gotoxy	void gotoxy(int x, int y);
	Positions ...