How to Center Output Console Window in C++ - c++

Question

I am currently using the MoveWindow() function in the header Windows.h, and using this function, I can move and resize the output console window any way I want.
MoveWindow(GetConsoleWindow(), x, y, width, height, TRUE);
// x and y is the position of the topleft corner of window
However, I cannot figure out how to center the screen without hard-coding the position of the window. Is there a way to set the position of the window to change depending on the width and height that I set? Thanks!
P.S. I am pretty new to C++

Answer 1

Get the WindowRect ( not to confuse with the ClientWindow)of your screen and find middle position, but ClientRect will remain unchanged since we are not resizing.Try this snippet:
Edited: For proper centering and to allow user to specify the position
void MoveWindow(int posx, int posy)
{
RECT rectClient, rectWindow;
HWND hWnd = GetConsoleWindow();
GetClientRect(hWnd, &rectClient);
GetWindowRect(hWnd, &rectWindow);
MoveWindow(hWnd, posx, posy, rectClient.right - rectClient.left, rectClient.bottom - rectClient.top, TRUE);
}
void MoveCenter()
{
RECT rectClient, rectWindow;
HWND hWnd = GetConsoleWindow();
GetClientRect(hWnd, &rectClient);
GetWindowRect(hWnd, &rectWindow);
int posx, posy;
posx = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN) / 2 - (rectWindow.right - rectWindow.left) / 2,
posy = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN) / 2 - (rectWindow.bottom - rectWindow.top) / 2,
MoveWindow(hWnd, posx, posy, rectClient.right - rectClient.left, rectClient.bottom - rectClient.top, TRUE);
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
MoveWindow(10, 10);
return 0;
}