Console Class

Encapsulate a Win32 console application.

Inheritance Hierarchy

Object
Console

Namespace: VO
Assembly: VOConsoleClasses (in VOConsoleClasses.dll) Version: 2.21

Syntax

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 CLASS Console

public class Console

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The Console type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	Console	Instantiate a new Console object.
	Console(Logic)	Instantiate a new Console object.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	CursorPos	The current cursor position as a ConsoleCoord object.
	CursorSize	An integer specifying the current cursor size.
	CursorVisible	A logic controlling the cursor's visibility.
	Size	The size of the console as a ConsoleCoord object.
	TextAttribute	A word specifying the current text attributes.
	Title	A string specifying the console application's caption.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Clear	Clear the console window.
	Destroy	Provide a method to de-instantiate a.
	Read	Use this to read the console input buffer.
	Wait	Waits for a key press or mouse click on the console window.
	Write	Write a string to the console window.
	WriteError	Write an error message string to the StdErr handle.
	WriteLine	Write a string to the console window and start a new line.

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Remarks

A noticeable difference between the implementation of the two libraries can be seen when starting an application from the command line. A Terminal Lite application will get a new window allocated, while a Console Classes application runs in the same window in which it was started. Depending on the command line setting, a Console Classes application can also run full screen, while a Terminal Lite application cannot. Also, using the Console Classes does not require an additional runtime DLL to be distributed with your application.

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The application type has to be set to Console in the Application Options dialog box in order to run the application within the Win32 console. Otherwise, a separate console window is created. You can also use the Console class to create a separate console window in a regular Windows application, e.g., to output some debug information.

Reference

VO Namespace