#include <stdio.

h>
#include "conio.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>
using namespace std;

HANDLE console = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);

COORD CursorPosition;

void gotoXY(int x, int y);

void WaitKey();

int main()
{

int x = 1;// Column 1

int y = 5;// Row 5
// Start position of the text

gotoXY(24,2); // Placing title

cout << "gotoXY(x,y) Demonstration..";

for (x=1;x<27;x++) // Moves the text to the right

{
gotoXY(x,y);
cout << "* column " << x << ", row " << y << "!";

Sleep(200);
gotoXY(x,y); // Locate the asterisk
cout << " "; // Remove it from screen, so we don't have a trail of asterisks
}
x--; // Remove 1 from x, so we start where the text is now located

for (y=5;y<23;y++) // Moves the text down the screen

{
Sleep(200);
gotoXY(x,y);
cout << " "; // Remove the line of text
Sleep(200);
gotoXY(x,y+1);
cout << "* column " << x << ", row " << y+1 << "!";
// Print new text line
}

Sleep(800);
for (y=23;y>8;y--) // Moves text up the screen to row 8
{
Sleep(200);
gotoXY(x,y);
cout << " ";
Sleep(200);
gotoXY(x,y-1);
cout << "* column " << x << ", row " << y-1 << "!";
}

Sleep(1000); // Program finished, wait 1 second

 gotoXY(23,24);
cout << "Press any key to continue . . ."; // Let user know we're done
gotoXY(23,24); // Cursor to blink on the letter 'P' of 'Press.. ', above
WaitKey(); // Wait for a keypress
return 0;
}

void gotoXY(int x, int y)

{
CursorPosition.X = x; // Locates column
CursorPosition.Y = y; // Locates Row
SetConsoleCursorPosition(console,CursorPosition); // Sets position for next
thing to be printed
}

void WaitKey()
{
while (_kbhit()) _getch(); // Empty the input buffer
_getch(); // Wait for a key
while (_kbhit()) _getch(); // Empty the input buffer (some keys sends two
messages)
}