The following functions are used to access a console.
| Function |
Description |
| AllocConsole |
Allocates a new console for the calling process. |
| CreateConsoleScreenBuffer |
Creates a console screen buffer. |
| FillConsoleOutputAttribute |
Sets the text and background color attributes for a specified number of character cells. |
| FillConsoleOutputCharacter |
Writes a character to the screen buffer a specified number of times. |
| FlushConsoleInputBuffer |
Flushes the console input buffer. |
| FreeConsole |
Detaches the calling process from its console. |
| GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent |
Sends a specified signal to a console process group that shares the console associated with the calling process. |
| GetConsoleCP |
Retrieves the input code page used by the console associated with the calling process. |
| GetConsoleCursorInfo |
Retrieves information about the size and visibility of the cursor for the specified console screen buffer. |
| GetConsoleMode |
Retrieves the current input mode of a console's input buffer or the current output mode of a console screen buffer. |
| GetConsoleOutputCP |
Retrieves the output code page used by the console associated with the calling process. |
| GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo |
Retrieves information about the specified console screen buffer. |
| GetConsoleTitle |
Retrieves the title bar string for the current console window. |
| GetLargestConsoleWindowSize |
Retrieves the size of the largest possible console window. |
| GetNumberOfConsoleInputEvents |
Retrieves the number of unread input records in the console's input buffer. |
| GetNumberOfConsoleMouseButtons |
Retrieves the number of buttons on the mouse used by the current console. |
| GetStdHandle |
Retrieves a handle for the standard input, standard output, or standard error device. |
| HandlerRoutine |
An application-defined function used with the SetConsoleCtrlHandler function. |
| PeekConsoleInput |
Reads data from the specified console input buffer without removing it from the buffer. |
| ReadConsole |
Reads character input from the console input buffer and removes it from the buffer. |
| ReadConsoleInput |
Reads data from a console input buffer and removes it from the buffer. |
| ReadConsoleOutput |
Reads character and color attribute data from a rectangular block of character cells in a console screen buffer. |
| ReadConsoleOutputAttribute |
Copies a specified number of foreground and background color attributes from consecutive cells of a console screen buffer. |
| ReadConsoleOutputCharacter |
Copies a number of characters from consecutive cells of a console screen buffer. |
| ScrollConsoleScreenBuffer |
Moves a block of data in a screen buffer. |
| SetConsoleActiveScreenBuffer |
Sets the specified screen buffer to be the currently displayed console screen buffer. |
| SetConsoleCP |
Sets the input code page used by the console associated with the calling process. |
| SetConsoleCtrlHandler |
Adds or removes an application-defined HandlerRoutine from the list of handler functions for the calling process. |
| SetConsoleCursorInfo |
Sets the size and visibility of the cursor for the specified console screen buffer. |
| SetConsoleCursorPosition |
Sets the cursor position in the specified console screen buffer. |
| SetConsoleMode |
Sets the input mode of a console's input buffer or the output mode of a console screen buffer. |
| SetConsoleOutputCP |
Sets the output code page used by the console associated with the calling process. |
| SetConsoleScreenBufferSize |
Changes the size of the specified console screen buffer. |
| SetConsoleTextAttribute |
Sets the foreground (text) and background color attributes of characters written to the screen buffer. |
| SetConsoleTitle |
Sets the title bar string for the current console window. |
| SetConsoleWindowInfo |
Sets the current size and position of a console screen buffer's window. |
| SetStdHandle |
Sets the handle for the standard input, standard output, or standard error device. |
| WriteConsole |
Writes a character string to a console screen buffer beginning at the current cursor location. |
| WriteConsoleInput |
Writes data directly to the console input buffer. |
| WriteConsoleOutput |
Writes character and color attribute data to a specified rectangular block of character cells in a console screen buffer. |
| WriteConsoleOutputAttribute |
Copies a number of foreground and background color attributes to consecutive cells of a console screen buffer. |
| WriteConsoleOutputCharacter |
Copies a number of characters to consecutive cells of a console screen buffer. |