Output won't move across the screen
My output of "RIGHT" and "LEFT" won't move across the screen like I want and I have no idea what could be wrong. Can anyone help??
Thanks!
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#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>
using namespace std;
void placeCursor(HANDLE, int, int);
void displayWords(HANDLE);
//bool iskeypressed(unsigned);
int main(void)
{
HANDLE screen = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
displayWords(screen);
Sleep(5000);
return 0;
}
/******************************************************
* placeCursor *
******************************************************/
void placeCursor(HANDLE screen, int row, int col)
{ // COORD is a defined C++ structure that
COORD position; // holds a pair of X and Y coordinates
position.Y = row;
position.X = col;
SetConsoleCursorPosition(screen, position);
}
void displayWords(HANDLE screen)
{
int count = 0;
int index = 76;
do
{
placeCursor(screen, 8, count);
cout << "RIGHT" << endl;
placeCursor(screen, 15, index);
cout << "LEFT" << endl;
count++;
index--;
Sleep(500);
} while (count > 15 || index < 70);
}
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while (count > 15 || index < 70)
This statement is false right away.
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