C++ - Change text color and make it bold & underlined!

[torchi12]

I found some code to make the background gray and the text color black:

    SetConsoleTextAttribute ( m_hConsole,
                              BACKGROUND_RED |
                              BACKGROUND_GREEN |
                              BACKGROUND_BLUE );

Not sure why that makes it gray though.....

Also, how can I make it both bold and underlined?

[WriteGreatCode]

Don't think you can in console applications. I suggest not writing programs in the CMD Prompt, just use it to learn the basics of C++.

You should use Win32 or another GUI library for application development.