plotter.cpp

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

#include "plotter.h"


Plotter::Plotter()
{
       coordScreen.X = 0;
       coordScreen.Y = 0;
       
       hConsoleOutput = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
       SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsoleOutput, green);

}

void Plotter::move(int x, int y)
{
       coordScreen.X = x;
       coordScreen.Y = y;
       //SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsoleOutput, c);     
       SetConsoleCursorPosition( hConsoleOutput, coordScreen );
}

void Plotter::plot(int x, int y, char c)
{
       coordScreen.X = x;
       coordScreen.Y = y;
       //SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsoleOutput, c);     
       SetConsoleCursorPosition( hConsoleOutput, coordScreen );
       cout  << c;
       cout.flush();
}

void Plotter::setColor(ink c)
{
   SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsoleOutput, c);
}


void Plotter::clear()
{
  cls( hConsoleOutput );
}





void Plotter::cls( HANDLE hConsole )
{
  COORD coordScreen = { 0, 0 };    // here's where we'll home the cursor

  DWORD cCharsWritten;
  CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO csbi; // to get buffer info 
  DWORD dwConSize;                 // number of character cells in the current buffer 

  // get the number of character cells in the current buffer 

  GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo( hConsole, &csbi );
  dwConSize = csbi.dwSize.X * csbi.dwSize.Y;

  // fill the entire screen with blanks 

  FillConsoleOutputCharacter( hConsole, (TCHAR) ' ', dwConSize, coordScreen, &cCharsWritten );

  // get the current text attribute 

  GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo( hConsole, &csbi );

  // now set the buffer's attributes accordingly 

  FillConsoleOutputAttribute( hConsole, csbi.wAttributes, dwConSize, coordScreen, &cCharsWritten );

  // put the cursor at (0, 0) 

  SetConsoleCursorPosition( hConsole, coordScreen );
 
  return;
}