Make a character move! (Linux, C/C++, ncurses)

README.md

You will need the libcurses-dev packet which can be installed with:

APT: (Debian, Ubuntu)

sudo apt-get install libncurses-dev -y

YUM/DNF: (Fedora)

sudo yum intall libncurses-dev -y

I used Geany to compile the project. Don't forget the -lncurses commutator when constructing the object.

movetest.c

#include <ncurses.h>

int X = 40;
int Y = 12;
bool g = true;

int main()
{
    initscr();
    clear();
    noecho();
    printw("Movement test");
    mvprintw(Y, X, "@");
    while (g)
    {
        refresh();
        switch (getch())
        {
            case 'D': //Left
                mvprintw(Y, X, " ");
                X--;
                break;
            case 'C': //Right
                mvprintw(Y, X, " ");
                X++;
                break;
            case 'A': //Up
                mvprintw(Y, X, " ");
                Y--;
                break;
            case 'B': //Down
                mvprintw(Y, X, " ");
                Y++;
                break;
        }
        mvprintw(Y, X, "@");
        // OR
        //move(Y, X);
        //printw("@");
    }
    return 0;
}