Full Screen from console (Windows)

[beenjaminnn]

Hi there,

I was wondering if there is a function to make the console full screen from the code, instead of setting it manually (alt+enter or going into the defaults menu)

Ben

[hanst99]

There may be a way to force it with Win32, but why would you want to do that?

[whitenite1]

Here's how I do it, beenjaminnn..

// Moving window.cpp : main project file.
//

#include "stdafx.h" // Used with MS Visual Express. Delete if using different compiler
#include <conio.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <windows.h>

using namespace std;
using namespace System;

void WaitKey();

int main()
{
	int t,x;
	const int width = 122, height = 60;
	Console::SetWindowSize(width, height ); // Adjust values of width and height, to desired dimensions needed 

	cout << endl << endl << endl << "Console window, re-sizing!!";
		int new_width=width;
		for(x = height;x>height-33;x--)
		{
			Console::SetWindowSize(new_width, x );
			new_width--;
			Sleep(100);
		}

		WaitKey();

		return 0;
}

void WaitKey()
{
	cout << "\t\t\t     Press ENTER to continue...";
	while (_kbhit()) _getch(); // Empty the input buffer
	_getch(); // Wait for a key
	while (_kbhit()) _getch(); // Empty the input buffer (some keys sends two messages)
}