How to modify the previous line of console text?

Question

I\'d like to achieve something like this:

Time consuming operation...OK
Another time consuming operation...
And another one, but it completed, so...OK
         


        

Answer 1

You can move cursor wherever you want: Console.SetCursorPosition or use Console.CursorTop.

Console.SetCursorPosition(0, Console.CursorTop -1);
Console.WriteLine("Over previous line!!!");