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Clearing the screen
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I'm working on a program with menus, but I don't know how to clear the screen before displaying the next menu.
if its just in the dos screen
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
cout << "Hello World!" << endl;
system("cls");
cout << "End of program";
system("pause");
return 0;
}
you can put any dos command in the quotes... but make sure you include cstdlib
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
cout << "Hello World!" << endl;
system("cls");
cout << "End of program";
system("pause");
return 0;
}
you can put any dos command in the quotes... but make sure you include cstdlib
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linux: system("clear");
nope clearing a terminal window is hadnled by the operating system's kernal, exclusively.
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actually there is a way around that... you could cout a bunch of back spaces...
or you could cout the ascii equivilent
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or you could cout the ascii equivilent
Yea u can...backspaces need to b calculated...however thers a simple approach to the problem
jus print the required number of newline chars i.e '\n'
use the following code:
for(int i=1;i<26;i++)
cout<<"\n';
if ur program works on a loop structure then i'd suggest using the system("clear") option (Linux) or system("cls") for Windows
jus print the required number of newline chars i.e '\n'
use the following code:
for(int i=1;i<26;i++)
cout<<"\n';
if ur program works on a loop structure then i'd suggest using the system("clear") option (Linux) or system("cls") for Windows
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