System.Console

Namespace: System
Assembly: System.Runtime.dll

Provides access to the standard input, output, and error streams for console applications.

Properties

public static TextReader In { get; }

Gets the standard input stream.

public static TextWriter Out { get; }

Gets the standard output stream.

public static TextWriter Error { get; }

Gets the standard error stream.

public static ConsoleColor BackgroundColor { get; set; }

Gets or sets the background color of the console.

public static ConsoleColor ForegroundColor { get; set; }

Gets or sets the foreground color of the console.

public static bool KeyAvailable { get; }

Gets a value indicating whether a key press is waiting to be processed.

public static void Beep();

Emits a standard beep sound through the console speaker.

System.Console.Beep();

public static int Read();

Reads the next character from the standard input stream and returns it as an integer.

public static string ReadLine();

Reads the next line of characters from the standard input stream and returns them as a string.

string name = System.Console.ReadLine();
System.Console.WriteLine($"Hello, {name}!");

public static void Write(string value);

Writes the specified string value to the standard output stream.

public static void WriteLine(string value);

Writes the specified string value, followed by the current line terminator, to the standard output stream.

System.Console.WriteLine("This is a message.");
System.Console.WriteLine(123);

public static void ResetColor();

Sets the foreground and background console colors to their defaults.