rarm / colors-for-c-c-console-application

Limited, but fast and easy to use library to change colors in C console applications.

Colors for C/C++

This is a easy and quick to use library for console applications in C/C++.

It is limited, but has been tested in Linux and Windows (making it semi-cross-platform). It only supports the colors:

1. White
2. Red
3. Green
4. Blue
5. Yellow

In Windows, it is supposed to work only if the background color of the console is black. If the background color is different, it may turn the background of the text black. However, it has not been tested with a different background color.

Nevertheless, it is a fast and simple to use library.

How to Use

The header file and the source code is in the src folder.

Include the Header

Include the header in your source code.

#include "colors.h"

Function

void scrclr(int COLOR)

Quick explanation

Use the scrclr function to change the color of the text that comes after it. For example, call the function scrclr to change the color to red; then, al the instances of printf will output the text in red.

Argument

The functions has one argument: COLOR. It receives one of the following symbolic constants:

Symbolic Constant	Text Color
CLEAR	White
RED	Red
GREEN	Green
BLUE	Blue
YELLOW	Yellow

Example

#include <stdio.h>
#include "color.h"

int main (void) {
    scrclr(WHITE);
    printf("This text is white.\n");

    scrclr(RED);
    printf("This text is red.\n");

    scrclr(GREEN);
    printf("This text is green.\n");

    scrclr(BLUE);
    printf("This text is blue.\n");

    scrclr(YELLOW);
    printf("This text is yellow.\n");

    scrclr(WHITE);
    printf("This text is white again.\n");

    return 0;
}