Clearing the screen

[Nuclear Krusader]

Hi there,

What is the command in C++ to clear the screen?

TIA

[aym]

Hi,

Some compilers have a function for this, called clrscr(), you need to include conio.h to use it.
Not sure if Dev-C++ supports it.

another option is writing new lines to the screen until it's cleared, something like:

for (int i = 0; i < 40; i++) {
    cout << endl;
}

this piece of code should compile no matter what compiler you are using.

HTH & good luck

[rios__]

some (dev-c++) also have system("cls") or system("clear") defined in stdlib.h

[AerynSedai]

system( char * ) will hand string s to the environment for execution. so, "cls" will clear a dos terminal, and "clear" will clear the screen of a unix terminal (at least on every shell i've ever used).

it is platform dependent. just make an inline function called clear that does a line print a lot like aym_7 suggested.

AS

[Nuclear Krusader]

Thank you all for your replies.

[acidcore]

I know this is a bit late of a reply but with Dev C++ 4.7.9.0 and higher you can use system("cls") to clear the screen