Inserting Symbols

[Salchester]

Can anybody let me know how to display a symbol in C++

Many Thanks

[Valmont]

What symbol?

[Salchester]

This ■ is the symbol, that i wish to be output to the screen. How cab this be done?

Many Thanks

[redhead]

It has an integer value of 32..
Let's see what the ascii table says that symbol is....
It says it's the <space> .... Guess that didn't bring us any further....
Could you describe the symbol ? what it looks like, perhaps find it in the ascii table.. So we atleast know what interger/hex/octal value it has...

[Salchester]

The symbol is a square - ASCII Code 254
How do i get it to display within the program?

Many Tanks

[redhead]

You could try:

std:: cout << (char)254 << std::endl;

all those extended ascii charactors arent supported on every system.. On mine it displayes a straight line with a bobble in the mittle, according to the ascii table it has an ascii value of 237, but that could be because I use ISO 8839_1 instead of the expected ISO 8839_15

[Salchester]

What does std stand for? As i have never used it before!

std:: cout << (char)254 << std::endl;

Many Thanks

[redhead]

What does std stand for?

Read this thread for explanation.