Problem with conio.h

Question

whenever i am using clrscr() function it says ERROR not declared in scope, while other function like getch() and kbhit() of that header file are working fine.
I have also included <conio. h> header file.
Is there a possible way to fix that?

Answer 1

try using
#include <stdlib.h>

system("cls"); //clear screen

or try using differrent compiler.
by the way i'm using Visual Studio 2010.

Answer 2

Well I know that's a second option but just wanted to know why I can't use clrscr() function in the code playground.
It worked fine for me in Turbo c++.
@Indrico
And thanks for the answer.

Answer 3

conio is not available on Unix/Linux platforms. It is specific to borland compiler on Windows.

If you really want to use the same functions, go for curses.h. However I will highly recommend you to not go for it.