Can someone please explain this C code to me?

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HANDLE h = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
COORD position = {col, row};
SetConsoleCursorPosition(h, position);

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This is a code from the book Let us C. There was no mention of HANDLE or GetStdHandle till now. Can somebody please explain to me what these are??

Posted 14-Aug-16 4:33am

Japneet Singh

Updated 14-Aug-16 4:56am

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Mehdi Gholam 14-Aug-16 10:47am

Use Google for the terms.

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Patrice T · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-14T04:48:00

Solution 1

To learn C language, start with reference book.
The C Programming Language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[^]
https://hassanolity.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/the_c_programming_language_2.pdf[^]
http://www.ime.usp.br/~pf/Kernighan-Ritchie/C-Programming-Ebook.pdf[^]

Posted 14-Aug-16 4:48am

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[no name] 14-Aug-16 14:28pm

Thank you sir for the e-books

Japneet Singh 15-Aug-16 3:16am

Thank you :)

Ravi Bhavnani · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-14T04:56:00

Solution 2

See the answer to this[^] SO question.

/ravi

Posted 14-Aug-16 4:56am

Ravi Bhavnani

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Japneet Singh 15-Aug-16 3:16am

Thank you :)