----------------------------------- Aziz Sat Jun 25, 2005 5:04 pm Changing position of text cursor. ----------------------------------- How would I go about changing the position of the text cursor (like a locate command in turing) ----------------------------------- wtd Sat Jun 25, 2005 5:11 pm ----------------------------------- You don't. You print to the standard output, rather than a special window as in Turing. It's just linear text. Why do you think you need this capability anyway? (What are you trying to accomplish?) ----------------------------------- Aziz Sat Jun 25, 2005 5:26 pm ----------------------------------- Just input, but idiot-proof. So if they type in a string when the program needs an integer I go back to original line. But I get what you're saying :) ----------------------------------- [Gandalf] Sat Jun 25, 2005 5:44 pm ----------------------------------- I know very limited Java, but wouldn't you do that with a simple loop? loop get input if the input is an integer then continue the program if the input is anything else then go back continue the loop ----------------------------------- wtd Sat Jun 25, 2005 5:55 pm ----------------------------------- Yes, but I believe Aziz was trying to hide the original input. Bad practice in a text UI environment. The ser knows they input that, so hiding it serves no purpose. ----------------------------------- [Gandalf] Sat Jun 25, 2005 6:03 pm ----------------------------------- Ok, I agree, he still might want it for aesthetic (sp?) purposes, I don't know. Still, to do that wouldn't you just add a "clear the screen" to the loop? ----------------------------------- wtd Sat Jun 25, 2005 6:10 pm ----------------------------------- "]Ok, I agree, he still might want it for aesthetic (sp?) purposes, I don't know. Still, to do that wouldn't you just add a "clear the screen" to the loop? There's no portable way to do that. And not because no one has ever thought of doing it before. ;)