How to set console font color

You can use the Setconsoletextattribute function to set the console font color, underline format, etc.

1. Setconsoletextattribute function prototype

1 BOOL WINAPI setconsoletextattribute (2     _in_  HANDLE hconsoleoutput,  //  Console output stream handle 3     _in_  WORD wattributes        //  Set Property 4     );

• hconsoleoutput [Input parameters]

The handle to the output stream of the console screen (handle to console-screens buffer). The handle of this file stream must have write (generic_read) permission. For more information, see console Buffer Security and Access Rights on MSDN

• wattributes [Input parameters]

The specific common settings are as follows:
attribute meaning

Foreground_blue foreground color contains blue
Foreground_green foreground color contains green
foreground_red foreground color contains red
Foreground_intensity Front View Enhancement
Background_blue background color contains blue
Background_green background color contains green
background_red background color contains red
background_intensity Background Color Enhancement
Common_lvb_grid_horizontal Top Horizontal Grid
Common_lvb_grid_lvertical Left vertical grid
Common_lvb_grid_rvertical Right Vertical grid
Common_lvb_underscore Underline

2. Example

1#include <Windows.h>2#include <iostream>3 voidMain ()4 {5 HANDLE HOut;6HOut =GetStdHandle (std_output_handle);7 8Std::cout <<"Normal color Look"<<Std::endl;9 Ten Setconsoletextattribute (HOut, OneForeground_green |//Foreground Color _ green Aforeground_intensity);//Foreground Color Reinforcement -Std::cout <<"Light green is set, and it's always light green after it's done."<<Std::endl; -  the Setconsoletextattribute (HOut, -Foreground_blue |//Foreground Color _ blue -foreground_intensity |//Foreground Color Reinforcement -Common_lvb_underscore);//Add underline +Std::cout <<"text blue, plus an underscore"<<Std::endl; -  + Setconsoletextattribute (HOut, Aforeground_red |//Foreground Color _ red atforeground_intensity |//Foreground Color Reinforcement -Background_blue);//background Color _ blue -Std::cout <<"set text red, background blue"<<Std::endl; -  -  - Setconsoletextattribute (HOut, inforeground_red |//Foreground Color _ red -foreground_intensity |//Foreground Color Reinforcement tocommon_lvb_grid_lvertical);//Grid _ left _ vertical +Std::cout <<"Add left Grid"<<Std::endl;  -  the Setconsoletextattribute (HOut, *foreground_red |//Foreground Color _ red $foreground_intensity |//Foreground Color ReinforcementPanax Notoginsengcommon_lvb_grid_rvertical);//Grid _ Right _ vertical -Std::cout <<"Add right Grid"<<Std::endl;  the  + Setconsoletextattribute (HOut, Aforeground_red |//Foreground Color _ red theForeground_green |//Foreground Color _ green +Foreground_blue);//Foreground Color _ blue -Std::cout <<"change back to white"<< Std::endl;

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How to set console font color