Question

conio.h is defined as................?​

Answer 1

console input and output header file

Answer 2

Console input and output header

Explanation:

• This header file in C language provides console input and output functions.
• It is not a part of the standard C library. The compilers targeting LUNIX and UNIX do not contain this library.
• Whereas the compilers targeting Win32, DOS, DOSX, OS/2, Windows, etc. contain this header file.
• It was originally implemented in Lattice C.
• It provides the following functions:-

1. getch() - reads character from keyboard
2. getche() - reads character input and displays on screen
3. putch() - displays character on screen
4. clrscr - Clears the screen
5. textcolor() - Changes the text colur of the output displayed
6. textbackground() - Changes the background of the text displayed.
7. cgets() - Reads string input
8. cputs() - Prints string output.
9. kbhit - Determines whether a key was pressed or not. etc.