std::cout formatting

[DDomjosa]

Hi, I was searching for a way to make whole words jump to the other line when using std::cout, but couldn't find anything useful. This is what my std::cout line looks like:

std::cout << "To use a randomly generated key enter 1, to read a key from 'Input\\Key input encryption.txt' enter 2: ";

This is what my output looks like:

To use a randomly generated key enter 1, to read a key from 'Input\Key input enc
ryption.txt' enter 2:

And I want the output to look something like this:

To use a randomly generated key enter 1, to read a key from 'Input\Key input
encryption.txt' enter 2:

Is there a way of doing this dynamically at runtime so I don't have to put a ton of spaces or something and it works for all sizes of consoles? Thanks!

[Peter87]

It is not possible using only standard C++. cout is just a stream of characters. How the characters will be displayed depends on the program that receives the output.

[loushizan]

Try this:

std::cout << "To use a randomly generated key enter 1, to read a key from 'Input\\Key\ninput encryption.txt' enter 2: ";

[DDomjosa]

@Peter87
Thanks for the answer!

@loushizan
Is there a way of doing this dynamically at runtime so I don't have to put a ton of spaces or something and it works for all sizes of consoles?
You gave me the exact solution I was trying to get rid of...