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How can I get the mouse click position in C++ in a Windows console program? (A variable that returns the position of the mouse when clicked)
I want to draw a menu with simple text commands, so when someone clicks, the game will register it and know the position. I know how to do everything I need to do except get the mouse position when clicked.
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Once you're in Mouse settings, select Additional mouse options from the links on the right side of the page. In Mouse Properties, on the Pointer Options tab, at the bottom, select Show location of pointer when I press the CTRL key, and then select OK.
The cursor automatically moves to the next character position each time a character is written to the console window. If the cursor is at the bottom right character position of the console window, the next write operation causes the console window to scroll so the cursor remains visible.
To determine the mouse's current position, we use the statement, pyautogui. position(). This function returns a tuple of the position of the mouse's cursor. The first value is the x-coordinate of where the mouse cursor is.
Use the consoles own event handler for keyboard and mouse - ReadConsoleInput( ).
ead more here https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms685035(v=vs.85).aspx
#include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <windows.h>
using namespace std;
void gotoxy(int x, int y);
void setcolor(WORD color);
void setForeGroundAndBackGroundColor(int ForeGroundColor,int BackGroundColor);
void clearscreen();
void drawpixel( unsigned char x, unsigned char y, unsigned char Color);
void drawpixel2( unsigned char x, unsigned char y, unsigned char Color, char character);
void drawcircle(int x, int y, int a, int b, int color);
void drawline(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1, int color);
void drawfilledrectangle(unsigned char x1,unsigned char y1,unsigned char x2,unsigned char y2,unsigned char bkcol);
void drawframe(unsigned x,unsigned y,unsigned sx,unsigned sy,unsigned char col,unsigned char col2,char text_[]);
void drawwindow(unsigned x,unsigned y,unsigned sx,unsigned sy,unsigned char col,unsigned char col2,unsigned char bkcol,char text_[]);
int main()
{
gotoxy(1,23);
setcolor(7);
clearscreen();
cout<<"click anywhere in console window to write - hello world -\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"
"Press Ctrl+C to Exit";
HANDLE hout= GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
HANDLE hin = GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
INPUT_RECORD InputRecord;
DWORD Events;
COORD coord;
CONSOLE_CURSOR_INFO cci;
cci.dwSize = 25;
cci.bVisible = FALSE;
SetConsoleCursorInfo(hout, &cci);
SetConsoleMode(hin, ENABLE_PROCESSED_INPUT | ENABLE_MOUSE_INPUT);
bool EXITGAME = false;
int buttonX=1, buttonY=1;
drawpixel(buttonX,buttonY ,1);
gotoxy(buttonX+2,buttonY);
setcolor(3);
cout<<"<----- a button \n";
while( !EXITGAME )
{
ReadConsoleInput(hin, &InputRecord, 1, &Events);
switch ( InputRecord.EventType ){
case KEY_EVENT: // keyboard input
switch (InputRecord.Event.KeyEvent.wVirtualKeyCode)
{
case VK_ESCAPE:
EXITGAME = TRUE;
break;
case VK_SPACE:
break;
case VK_RETURN:
break;
case VK_LEFT:
// left key move player left
cout<<"VK_LEFT = "<<InputRecord.Event.KeyEvent.wVirtualKeyCode <<" \n";
break;
case VK_RIGHT:
// right key move player right
cout<<"VK_RIGHT = "<<InputRecord.Event.KeyEvent.wVirtualKeyCode <<" \n";
break;
case VK_UP:
// up key move player up
cout<<"VK_UP = "<<InputRecord.Event.KeyEvent.wVirtualKeyCode <<" \n";
break;
case VK_DOWN:
// up key move player down
cout<<"VK_DOWN = "<<InputRecord.Event.KeyEvent.wVirtualKeyCode <<" \n";
break;
}//switch
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
break;
case MOUSE_EVENT: // mouse input
if(InputRecord.Event.MouseEvent.dwButtonState == FROM_LEFT_1ST_BUTTON_PRESSED)
{
coord.X = InputRecord.Event.MouseEvent.dwMousePosition.X;
coord.Y = InputRecord.Event.MouseEvent.dwMousePosition.Y;
SetConsoleCursorPosition(hout,coord);
SetConsoleTextAttribute(hout,rand() %7+9);
if ( (InputRecord.Event.MouseEvent.dwMousePosition.X == buttonX ) &&
( InputRecord.Event.MouseEvent.dwMousePosition.Y == buttonY) ){
clearscreen();
gotoxy(1,1);
setcolor(7);
drawpixel(buttonX,buttonY ,1);
setcolor(3);
cout<<" mybutton was pressed \n";
setcolor(7);
Sleep(500);
drawpixel(buttonX,buttonY ,1);
gotoxy(buttonX+2,buttonY);
setcolor(3);
cout<<"<----- a button \n";
}
cout<<"Hello world at "<< InputRecord.Event.MouseEvent.dwMousePosition.X <<" x "<< InputRecord.Event.MouseEvent.dwMousePosition.Y<<" ";
}// mouse
break;
case WINDOW_BUFFER_SIZE_EVENT: // scrn buf. resizing
;
break;
case FOCUS_EVENT: // disregard focus events
case MENU_EVENT: // disregard menu events
break;
default:
cout<<"Unknown event type \n";
break;
}
FlushConsoleInputBuffer(hin);
}
gotoxy(1,23);
setcolor(7);
clearscreen();
cout<<"\n";
return 0;
}
void gotoxy(int x, int y){
COORD coord;
coord.X = x; coord.Y = y;
SetConsoleCursorPosition(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), coord);
return;
}
//*****************************************************************************
void setcolor(WORD color){
SetConsoleTextAttribute(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE),color);
return;
}
//*****************************************************************************
//
// colors:
// 0 = Black
// 1 = Blue
// 2 = Green
// 3 = Cyan
// 4 = Red
// 5 = Magenta
// 6 = Yellow
// 7 = LightGray
// 8 = DarkGray
// 9 = LightBlue
// 10 = LightGreen
// 11 = LightCyan
// 12 = LightRed
// 13 = LightMagenta
// 14 = LightYellow
// 15 = White
//
//*****************************************************************************
void setForeGroundAndBackGroundColor(int ForeGroundColor,int BackGroundColor){
int color=16*BackGroundColor+ForeGroundColor;
setcolor(color);
}
//*****************************************************************************
void clearscreen(){
COORD coordScreen = { 0, 0 };
DWORD cCharsWritten;
CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO csbi;
DWORD dwConSize;
HANDLE hConsole = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(hConsole, &csbi);
dwConSize = csbi.dwSize.X * csbi.dwSize.Y;
FillConsoleOutputCharacter(hConsole, TEXT(' '), dwConSize, coordScreen, &cCharsWritten);
GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(hConsole, &csbi);
FillConsoleOutputAttribute(hConsole, csbi.wAttributes, dwConSize, coordScreen, &cCharsWritten);
SetConsoleCursorPosition(hConsole, coordScreen);
return;
}
//*****************************************************************************
void drawpixel( unsigned char x, unsigned char y, unsigned char Color){
setcolor(Color);
gotoxy(x,y);printf("Û");
}
//*****************************************************************************
void drawpixel2( unsigned char x, unsigned char y, unsigned char Color, char character){
setcolor(Color);
gotoxy(x,y);printf("%c",character);
}
//*****************************************************************************
void drawcircle(int x, int y, int a, int b, int color){
int wx, wy;
int thresh;
int asq = a * a;
int bsq = b * b;
int xa, ya;
drawpixel(x, y+b, color);
drawpixel(x, y-b, color);
wx = 0;
wy = b;
xa = 0;
ya = asq * 2 * b;
thresh = asq / 4 - asq * b;
for (;;) {
thresh += xa + bsq;
if (thresh >= 0) {
ya -= asq * 2;
thresh -= ya;
wy--;
}
xa += bsq * 2;
wx++;
if (xa >= ya)
break;
drawpixel(x+wx, y-wy, color);
drawpixel(x-wx, y-wy, color);
drawpixel(x+wx, y+wy, color);
drawpixel(x-wx, y+wy, color);
}
drawpixel(x+a, y, color);
drawpixel(x-a, y, color);
wx = a;
wy = 0;
xa = bsq * 2 * a;
ya = 0;
thresh = bsq / 4 - bsq * a;
for (;;) {
thresh += ya + asq;
if (thresh >= 0) {
xa -= bsq * 2;
thresh = thresh - xa;
wx--;
}
ya += asq * 2;
wy++;
if (ya > xa)
break;
drawpixel(x+wx, y-wy, color);
drawpixel(x-wx, y-wy, color);
drawpixel(x+wx, y+wy, color);
drawpixel(x-wx, y+wy, color);
}
}
//*****************************************************************************
void drawline(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1, int color){
int pix = color;
int dy = y1 - y0;
int dx = x1 - x0;
int stepx, stepy;
if (dy < 0) { dy = -dy; stepy = -1; } else { stepy = 1; }
if (dx < 0) { dx = -dx; stepx = -1; } else { stepx = 1; }
dy <<= 1; // dy is now 2*dy
dx <<= 1; // dx is now 2*dx
drawpixel( x0, y0,pix);
if (dx > dy) {
int fraction = dy - (dx >> 1); // same as 2*dy - dx
while (x0 != x1) {
if (fraction >= 0) {
y0 += stepy;
fraction -= dx; // same as fraction -= 2*dx
}
x0 += stepx;
fraction += dy; // same as fraction -= 2*dy
drawpixel( x0, y0,pix);
}
} else {
int fraction = dx - (dy >> 1);
while (y0 != y1) {
if (fraction >= 0) {
x0 += stepx;
fraction -= dy;
}
y0 += stepy;
fraction += dx;
drawpixel( x0, y0,pix);
}
}
}
//*****************************************************************************
void drawframe(unsigned x,unsigned y,unsigned sx,unsigned sy,unsigned char col,unsigned char col2,char text_[]){
unsigned i,j,m;{
m=(sx-x); //differential
j=m/8; //adjust
j=j-1; //more adjustment
gotoxy(x,y);printf("É"); //Top left corner of drawframe
gotoxy(sx,y);printf("»"); //Top right corner of drawframe
gotoxy(x,sy);printf("È"); //Bottom left corner of drawframe
gotoxy(sx,sy);printf("¼"); //Bottom right corner of drawframe
for (i=x+1;i<sx;i++){
gotoxy(i,y);printf("Í"); // Top horizontol line
gotoxy(i,sy);printf("Í"); // Bottom Horizontal line
}
for (i=y+1;i<sy;i++){
gotoxy(x,i);printf("º"); //Left Vertical line
gotoxy(sx,i);printf("º"); //Right Vertical Line
}
gotoxy(x+j,y);printf(text_); //put Title
gotoxy(1,24);
}
}
//*****************************************************************************
void drawfilledrectangle(unsigned char x1,unsigned char y1,unsigned char x2,unsigned char y2,unsigned char bkcol){
int x,y;
setcolor(bkcol); //Set to color bkcol
for (y=y1;y<y2;y++){ //Fill Y Region Loop
for (x=x1;x<x2;x++) { //Fill X region Loop
gotoxy(x,y);printf(" "); //Draw Solid space
}
}
}
//*****************************************************************************
void drawwindow(unsigned x,unsigned y,unsigned sx,unsigned sy,
unsigned char col, unsigned char col2,unsigned char bkcol,char text_[]){
drawfilledrectangle(x,y,sx,sy,bkcol);
drawframe(x,y,sx,sy,col,col2,text_);
}
//*****************************************************************************
void drawcolorpalette(){
for (int i=0;i<16;i++){
for (int j=0;j<16;j++){
setForeGroundAndBackGroundColor(i,j);
gotoxy(i*4,j);printf("%d",(i*j)+1);
}
}
}
//*****************************************************************************
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