[Cough]

Not the text background but the actual whole console
My compiler is VS

I don't know if the system function has it, but I'd rather not use it
I've been looking everywhere I can :P

[Remix]

http://ss64.com/nt/color.html

Just use the system() function for it.

Example:

Code

system("COLOR 83");

[Cough]

http://ss64.com/nt/color.html

Just use the system() function for it.

Example:

Code

system("COLOR 83");

Alright, read some posts on text colouring and some guy said system is bad and shouldn't be used - it's not the way to learn C++

[Remix]

Alright, read some posts on text colouring and some guy said system is bad and shouldn't be used - it's not the way to learn C++

Why don't you ask that guy how to do it then?
Or why didn't he explained it?

Well.
Sure, the system function is shit but for basic coloring it's not that bad.
Anyways maybe you want to use the windows api:

Code

HANDLE console = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
SetConsoleTextAttribute(console, 3);

[Cough]

Why don't you ask that guy how to do it then?
Or why didn't he explained it?

Well.
Sure, the system function is shit but for basic coloring it's not that bad.
Anyways maybe you want to use the windows api:

Code

HANDLE console = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
SetConsoleTextAttribute(console, 3);

Was on another site I managed to find, didn't really want to sign up.
System function seems simple but you can't change the background on its own?

[Remix]

Was on another site I managed to find, didn't really want to sign up.
System function seems simple but you can't change the background on its own?

What do you mean with "on its own"?

[0xDEAD10CC]

You will have to use Console Buffers for this to get the size of the Window, and then use the SetConsoleScreenBufferInfoEx() to set the color for that buffer. Grabbing the console buffer info can be done with the GetConsoleScreenBufferInfoEx() function.