How can you change the background color of the output screen?

[ancalime]

Does anyone know the answer to this? I've tried setbkcolor() but nothing's happening!

[Bazzy]

An OS dependent way is system("color NN"); where the two 'N' are hexadecimal digits (1^st for background and 2^nd for foreground)
This is not the best but it works...

[Duthomhas]

There is no OS-independent way.

So if you are on Windows, use the Windows Console Functions. (Please don't use or suggest system()...)

BTW. A simple forum search for "background color" would have found you this.
http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/beginner/5618/page1.html#msg25049

and these:
http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/beginner/5830/page1.html#msg25972
http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/beginner/4133/page1.html#msg18056
http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/beginner/3662/

and others. Unfortunately I cannot respond to every thread that suggests using system().


Hope this helps.

[ancalime]

I got it!
Thanks for all the replies!