How do I clear the console in BOTH Windows and Linux using C++

Question

I need a cross platform solution for clearing the console in both Linux and Windows written in C++. Are there any functions in doing this? Also make note that I don\'t want

Answer 1

This code clears the console in BOTH Windows and Unix (Although it's actually compiled differently):

// File: clear_screen.h
#ifndef _CLEAR_SCREEN_H
#define _CLEAR_SCREEN_H
void clearScreen(void); /* Clears the screen */
#endif /* _CLEAR_SCREEN_H */

// File: clear_screen.c
#ifdef _WIN32
#include 
void clearScreen(void) {
    HANDLE hOutput = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
    COORD topLeft = {0, 0};
    DWORD dwCount, dwSize;
    CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO csbi;
    GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(hOutput, &csbi);
    dwSize = csbi.dwSize.X * csbi.dwSize.Y;
    FillConsoleOutputCharacter(hOutput, 0x20, dwSize, topLeft, &dwCount);
    FillConsoleOutputAttribute(hOutput, 0x07, dwSize, topLeft, &dwCount);
    SetConsoleCursorPosition(hOutput, topLeft);
}
#endif /* _WIN32 */

#ifdef __unix__
#include 
void clearScreen(void) {
    printf("\x1B[2J");
}
#endif /* __unix__ */