Win32 C++ console clearing screen without blinking

Question

I\'ve seen some console games where the screen refreshes/clears itself without the annoying blinking. I\'ve tried numerous solutions, here\'s what I got as of now:

Answer 1

You want to do the equivalent of double buffering. Using CreateConsoleScreenBuffer and SetConsoleActiveScreenBuffer api calls, you can modify an offscreen buffer, then switch buffers, like we used to in the bad old days :) Here's an article that explains how: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms685032%28v=vs.85%29.aspx