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to: TOSH MADDOX
from: ERIC BRAYEUR
date: 1997-07-01 19:28:00
subject: Colors

Hi Tosh,
Le Sat 28 Jun 1997, Tosh Maddox ‚crivait … Eric Brayeur sur Colors.
 EB>> Can anyone tell me how to change the current color of cout ?
 TM> I don't know what compiler you are using but, with Turbo C++,
 TM> the manual states to use constrea.h to manipulate colors for
 TM> streams, I don't know if there are any other ways to do it
 TM> but it does work.
Yes, I use Borland C++ 3 and this works !
 TM> #include 
 TM> int main(void)
 TM> {
 TM>   constream out;
 TM>   out.clrscr();
 TM>   out << setbk(RED) << setclr(YELLOW);
 TM>   out << "This is yellow text with Red background" << endl;
 TM>   return 0;
 TM> }
 TM> The message was old so I don't know if you found another way,
 TM> if you did, I would appreciate the way you found it to work.
Sorry, but I haven't found another way.
Thank you very much ...
Please, excuse my English :-)
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