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c#consoleconsole-applicationconsole.writeline

Is there a way to delete a character that has just been written using Console.WriteLine?


Is there any way to delete the last character from the console, i.e.

Console.WriteLine("List: apple,pear,");
// Somehow delete the last ',' character from the console.
Console.WriteLine(".");
// Now the console contains "List: apple,pear."

Sure, I could create a string first then print that to the console, but I'm just curious to see if I can delete characters directly from the console.


Solution

  • "\b" is ASCII backspace. Print it to back up one char.

    Console.Write("Abc");
    Console.Write("\b");
    Console.Write("Def");
    

    outputs "AbDef";

    As pointed out by Contango and Sammi, there are times where overwriting with a space is required:

    Console.Write("\b \b");