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An introduction to coding and programming - Changing colors

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// Project      : Changing colors
// Solution     : Entry level coding
// Project type : Console application
// Platform     : Microsoft.NET 6.00
// Created with : Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2022 (64-bit) Version 17.0.6
// Created      : 03/10/2022
// Created By   : https://explicitcoder.com
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// Instructions
// Select this project (Changing colors) from the dropdown box next to the green arrow
// at the top of Visual studio and then click the green play button to start it.
// To stop the program you can either click the close button on the console window or click the red stop button.
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// Description
// The console window can support different color backgrounds and text. There are 16 colors to select from.
// This program will set the text color to white with a red background. 
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// SEE THE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION    https://explicitcoder.com/getting-started
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namespace Changing_colors
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main() // The program starts here. Main is the first method called when you run the program.
        {
            // Set the background color to red.
            Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;

            // Set the foreground color to white.
            Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;

            // Reset the window to use the new colors.
            Console.Clear();

            // Write some text to the console window.
            Console.WriteLine("Red background with white text");

            //The following colors are supported;
            //Black
            //DarkBlue
            //DarkGreen
            //DarkCyan
            //DarkRed
            //DarkMagenta
            //DarkYellow
            //Gray
            //DarkGray
            //Blue
            //Green
            //Cyan
            //Red
            //Magenta
            //Yellow
            //White

            // Without this line the program will end before you have time to see it.
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }
}