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

I figured out this to set the cursor.

#include 

void setPos(std::ostream& _os, const std::streamsize& _x, const std::streamsize& _y)
{
    char tmp = _os.fill();

    if(_y>0) {
            _os.fill('\n');
            _os.width(_y);
            _os << '\n';
    }
    if(_x>0) {
            _os.fill(' ');
            _os.width(_x);
            _os << ' ';
    }
    _os.flush();
    _os.fill(tmp);
}

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    setPos(std::cout, 5, 5);
    std::cout << "foo" << std::endl;
    return 0;
}

To do more you'll need assumptions on the resolution or a lib like ncurses.