@msdn=http://search.microsoft.com/search/results.aspx?qu=$$$ @pinvoke=http://pinvoke.net/$$$.htm Summary: The ReadConsoleOutputCharacter API !!!!C# Signature: [DllImport("kernel32.dll")] static extern bool ReadConsoleOutputCharacter(IntPtr hConsoleOutput, [Out] StringBuilder lpCharacter, uint nLength, COORD dwReadCoord, out uint lpNumberOfCharsRead); !!!!User-Defined Types: None. !!!!Notes: None. !!!!Tips & Tricks: Please add some! !!!!Sample Code: [DllImport("Kernel32", SetLastError=true)] static extern IntPtr GetStdHandle(uint nStdHandle); [DllImport("Kernel32", SetLastError=true)] static extern bool ReadConsoleOutputCharacter(IntPtr hConsoleOutput, [Out] StringBuilder lpCharacter, uint nLength, COORD dwReadCoord, out uint lpNumberOfCharsRead); [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)] struct COORD { public short X; public short Y; } private string ReadALineOfConsoleOutput() { IntPtr stdout = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE); if ( stdout.ToInt32() == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE ) throw new Win32Exception(); // this assumes the console screen buffer is 80 columns wide. // You can call GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo() to get its actual dimensions. uint nLength = 80; StringBuilder lpCharacter = new StringBuilder((int)nLength); // read from the first character of the first line (0, 0). COORD dwReadCoord; dwReadCoord.X = 0; dwReadCoord.Y = 0; uint lpNumberOfCharsRead = 0; if ( !ReadConsoleOutputCharacter(stdout, lpCharacter, nLength, dwReadCoord, out lpNumberOfCharsRead) ) throw new Win32Exception(); return lpCharacter.ToString(); } !!!!Alternative Managed API: Do you know one? Please contribute it! Documentation: ReadConsoleOutputCharacter@msdn on MSDN
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