Console.SetWindowPosition() Method in C#

Console.SetWindowPosition(Int32, Int32) Method in C# is used to set the position of the console window relative to the screen buffer.

Syntax: public static void SetWindowposition(int left, int top);

Parameters:
left: It is the column position of the upper left corner of the console window.
top: It is the row position of the upper left corner of the console window.

Exceptions:

ArgumentOutOfRangeException: When left or top is less than 0 or left + WindowWidth > BufferWidth or top + Windowheight > BufferHeight.
SecurityException: If the user doesn’t have the permission to perform this action.

Example:

// C# Program to illustrate the use of  
// Console.WindowPosition() method 
using System; 
using System.Text; 
using System.IO; 
  
class GFG { 
   
    // Main Method 
    public static void Main(string[] args) 
    { 
        Console.SetWindowSize(20, 20); 
  
        // setting buffer size  
        Console.SetBufferSize(80, 80); 
  
        // using the method 
        Console.SetWindowPosition(0, 0); 
        Console.WriteLine("Hello GFG!"); 
  
        Console.Write("Press any key to continue . . . "); 
        Console.ReadKey(true); 
    } 
} 

Output:

When Console.WindowPosition() method is not used:

Reference:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.console.setwindowposition?view=netframework-4.7.2

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