Changing the display language

[pnagpal]

I am making a game in C, in which I want the user to select the language they want to play in by choosing from a predefined list of languages.

Any idea how I could implement this idea?

[Computergeek01]

You could have the text saved to different files and determine which one to load based on what language the user chooses if that makes and sense. Lazy Example:

int Language;
std::ifstream TextFile;

std::cout << "Choose A Language\n1: English\n2: Spanish";
std::cin >> Language;

if(Language == 1)
{
    TextFile.open("EnglishVersionOfText.txt", std::ios_base::in);
}
else
{
    TextFile.open("SpanishVersionOfText.txt", std::ios_base::in);
}

[pnagpal]

I'll try and implement this!

Also, I am sorry it is irrelevant to the question I asked but is there a way to change d colour of the outpouts produced?

[pnagpal]

but how will I perform different operations if i use a text file.
I basically want to replace the output questions or statements displayed on the screen to be in different language depending on what d user chooses without affecting the operations performed by the program

[newbieg]

I read a tutorial online a while back that said you could use the system() function to do that, but you're better off just getting a graphics library. You'll need a graphics or gaming library anyways to get a game going in C++ that isn't text-only.

[pnagpal]

Thanks the language problem is sorted!

What is a system() function though?

[18hRX9L8]

Don't use system(). http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/articles/11153/
use the concol library and setcolor(). http://www.cplusplus.com/articles/2ywTURfi/