C# Signature:

    /* Copies a number of characters to consecutive cells of a console screen buffer,
        beginning at a specified location. */
    [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
    internal static extern bool WriteConsoleOutputCharacter(
        IntPtr hConsoleOutput,
        StringBuilder lpCharacter,
        uint nLength,
        COORD dwWriteCoord,
        out uint lpNumberOfCharsWritten);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
static extern bool WriteConsole(IntPtr hConsoleOutput, string lpBuffer,
   uint nNumberOfCharsToWrite, out uint lpNumberOfCharsWritten,
   IntPtr lpReserved);

User-Defined Types:

COORD

Notes:

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VB Signature:

Public Declare Function WriteConsole Lib "kernel32" Alias "WriteConsoleA" (ByVal hConsoleOutput As Long, ByVal lpBuffer As String, ByVal nNumberOfCharsToWrite As Long, ByVal lpNumberOfCharsWritten As Long, ByVal lpReserved As IntPtr) As Long

User-Defined Types:

None.

Sample Code:

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Notes:

None.

Alternative Managed API:

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Sample Code:

public static IntPtr GetStdOut ()

{

  const int STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE = -11;
  IntPtr iStdOut = GetStdHandle( STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE );
  return iStdOut;

}

public static short WriteConsoleLine ( string sLine )

{

  short cchWritten;
  if ( ! WriteConsole( GetStdOut(),
               sLine,
               (short) sLine.Length,
               out cchWritten,
               (IntPtr) 0 ) )
    return -1;
  return cchWritten;

}

Alternative Managed API:

Console.WriteLine()

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