Rewriting characters in command window

Question

I want to output some characters in C# console application and then rewrite them, thus changing characters in position already occupied in command window. So for for example I could show progress in percentages 10%, 20%, 30% (but in the same place). How can I do that?

Answer 1

If you print a '\r' character, the cursor will return back to the current line, e.g.

Console.Write("10%\r");
// then..
Console.Write("20%\r");

Answer 2

Have a look at Writing string at the same position using Console.Write in C# 2.0

• Console.SetCursorPosition Method
• Console.CursorLeft Property
• Console.CursorTop Property