Using the API to modify the color of the console output (foreground and background colors)

1. API prototype Setconsoletextattribute

BOOL WINAPI setconsoletextattribute (  _in_  HANDLE hconsoleoutput,  //  console output stream handle   _in_  WORD wattributes        //  set properties );

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:

Properties	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. Code Test

#include <windows.h>#include<stdio.h>#include<stdlib.h>intMain () {HANDLE hOut; //gets the handle to the output streamHOut =GetStdHandle (Std_output_handle); printf ("normal color see \ n"); Setconsoletextattribute (HOut, Foreground_green|//Foreground Color _ greenforeground_intensity);//Foreground Color Reinforcementprintf"The light green is set. \ n"); printf ("and it's been light green since it's done ."); Setconsoletextattribute (HOut, Foreground_blue|//Foreground Color _ blueforeground_intensity |//Foreground Color ReinforcementCommon_lvb_underscore);//Add underlineprintf"text blue, add an underscore. \ n"); Setconsoletextattribute (HOut, foreground_red|//Foreground Color _ redforeground_intensity |//Foreground Color ReinforcementBackground_blue);//background Color _ blueprintf"set text red, background blue \ n"); Setconsoletextattribute (HOut, foreground_red|//Foreground Color _ redforeground_intensity |//Foreground Color Reinforcementcommon_lvb_grid_lvertical);//Grid _ left _ verticalprintf"add left grid \ n"); Setconsoletextattribute (HOut, foreground_red|//Foreground Color _ redforeground_intensity |//Foreground Color Reinforcementcommon_lvb_grid_rvertical);//Grid _ Right _ verticalprintf"add right grid \ n"); Setconsoletextattribute (HOut, foreground_red|//Foreground Color _ redForeground_green |//Foreground Color _ greenForeground_blue);//Foreground Color _ blueprintf"change back to white \ n"); System ("Pause"); return 0; }

For example, purple can be used with blue + red:

#include <windows.h>#include<stdio.h>//For printf#include <stdlib.h>//For system   intMain () {HANDLE hOut; //gets the handle to the output streamHOut =GetStdHandle (Std_output_handle); Setconsoletextattribute (HOut, foreground_red|//Foreground Color _ redForeground_blue |//Foreground Color _ blueforeground_intensity);//Strengthenprintf"red + blue = purple ^_^ \ n"); System ("Pause"); return 0; }  

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Using the API to modify the color of the console output (foreground and background colors)