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Header File
wincon.h
Unicode
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CHAR_INFO

The CHAR_INFO structure specifies the Unicode or ANSI character and the foreground (text) and background color attributes of a screen buffer character cell. This structure is used by console functions to read from and write to a console screen buffer.

typedef struct _CHAR_INFO { // chi

union { /* Unicode or ANSI character */

WCHAR UnicodeChar;

CHAR AsciiChar;

} Char;

WORD Attributes; // text and background colors

} CHAR_INFO, *PCHAR_INFO;

Members

Char

Specifies either the Unicode (wide-character) or ANSI character of a screen buffer character cell, depending on whether the Unicode or ANSI version of the function is used.

Attributes

Specifies the foreground (text) and background colors in which a screen buffer character cell is drawn. This member can be zero, or it can be any combination of the following values:

BACKGROUND_BLUE
FOREGROUND_BLUE
BACKGROUND_GREEN
FOREGROUND_GREEN
BACKGROUND_RED
FOREGROUND_RED
BACKGROUND_INTENSITY
FOREGROUND_INTENSITY

See Also

ReadConsoleOutput
, ScrollConsoleScreenBuffer, WriteConsoleOutput


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