invisble help

[halo3isawsome7]

im trying to make it so when the user inputs a number, it gets input then dissapears so no one else can read it, kind of like a password, im kind of new to c++ so keep the answer as simple ass possible, if you have a function that can do thsi please post! all input is greatly appreciated, thanks.

[Laharl]

If this is for a standard console app, look into curses or a similar library for cursor control. Or just use system("cls") or system("clear"), depending on your OS (Windows/*nix, respectively). If this is a GUI application, you should be able to clear a textbox/formfield by setting its text to "".

[halo3isawsome7]

Thanks man!! It worked!, I used the system("cls"), but then, untill you press enter, it is still there, so is there a way to make it so when u type it displays as * or just doesnt display at all? please reply and thanks for your help so far.

[Laharl]

Look into a Windows-compatible curses (or similar cursor control) library (I don't know of one offhand), or there may be a Microsoft function you can use somewhere in the Windows API. I can't be of much help here, I'm afraid, but do some Googling and you never know what will pop up.

[weaknessforcats]

Research on how to turn the console echo off.

[Billiska]

I'm not quite sure if you can use getch() function
But if you can, this will return a single character without displaying it.
The function finishes every time you press a key, so you print * just after the function.

I hope this is helpful.