How to change text color and console color in code::blocks?

Question

I am writing a program in C. I want to change the text color and background color in the console. My sample program is -

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Answer 1

textcolor function is no longer supported in the latest compilers.

This the simplest way to change text color in Code Blocks. You can use system function.

To change Text Color :

#include<stdio.h> 
#include<stdlib.h> //as system function is in the standard library

int main()        
        {
          system("color 1"); //here 1 represents the text color
          printf("This is dummy program for text color");
          return 0;
        }

If you want to change both the text color & console color you just need to add another color code in system function

To change Text Color & Console Color :

system("color 41"); //here 4 represents the console color and 1 represents the text color

N.B: Don't use spaces between color code like these

system("color 4 1");

Though if you do it Code Block will show all the color codes. You can use this tricks to know all supported color codes.

Answer 2

system("COLOR 0A");'

where 0A is a combination of background and font color 0