Move text cursor to particular screen coordinate?

Question

How can I set the cursor at the desired location on the console in C or C++?

I remember a function called gotoxy(x,y), but I think its deprecated. Is th

Answer 1

This was on stackoverflow...

`#include 

// ESC-H, ESC-J (I remember using this sequence on VTs)
#define clear() printf("\033[H\033[J")

//ESC-BRACK-column;row (same here, used on terminals on an early intranet)
#define gotoxy(x,y) printf("\033[%d;%dH", (y), (x))

int main(void)
{
    clear();
    gotoxy(23, 12);
    printf("x");
    gotoxy(1, 24);
    return 0;
}`