Does Win32 allow applications that both use Console and Windowing?

Question

C# spoils me in that I can write an application that targets the 'Console', while still using windowing. This is super useful for debugging, but alas, I am at a loss: can applications in Win32 that target /SUB-SYSTEM:WINDOWS also use the console?

Answer 1

Yes. If you create a console application you can still create windows. Just like a non-console application you still have to have get and dispatch window messages. If you create a window based application you can create a console by calling AllocConsole .