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

You can use this to set the cursor to specific coordinates on the screen, and then simply use cout<< or printf statement to print anything on the console:

#include 
#include 

using namespace std;

void set_cursor(int,int);

int main()
{
     int x=0 , y=0;
     set_cursor(x,y);
     cout<<"Mohammad Usman Sajid";

     return 0;
}

void set_cursor(int x = 0 , int y = 0)
{
    HANDLE handle;
    COORD coordinates;
    handle = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
    coordinates.X = x;
    coordinates.Y = y;
    SetConsoleCursorPosition ( handle , coordinates );
}