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Vs code bug in terminal #5003
Description
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Exception report
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: The value must be greater than or equal to zero and less than the console's buffer size in that dimension.
Parameter name: left
at System.Console.SetCursorPosition(Int32 left, Int32 top)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.Internal.VirtualTerminal.set_CursorLeft(Int32 value)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ReallyRender(RenderData renderData, String defaultColor)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ForceRender()
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.Insert(Char c)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.SelfInsert(Nullable`1 key, Object arg)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ProcessOneKey(ConsoleKeyInfo key, Dictionary`2 dispatchTable, Boolean ignoreIfNoAction, Object arg)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.InputLoop()
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ReadLine(Runspace runspace, EngineIntrinsics engineIntrinsics)Screenshot
Environment data
PS Version: 5.1.19041.6456
PS HostName: ConsoleHost
PSReadLine Version: 2.0.0-beta2
PSReadLine EditMode: Windows
OS: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
BufferWidth: 183
BufferHeight: 12Steps to reproduce
#include
int main()
{
int close = 0;
int num;
int tries = 0;
int guess;
int bet;
std::cout << "************************\n";
std::cout << "Number Guessing Game\n";
std::cout << "************************\n";
std::cout << "number you will guess between 0 to: ";
std::cin >> bet;
while (bet < 0)
{
std::cout << "Invalid! Only input positive numbers: ";
std::cin >> bet;
}
srand(time(NULL));
num = (rand() % bet) + 1;
do
{
std::cout << "enter a guess between 0-" << bet << ": ";
std::cin >> guess;
tries++;
if (guess > num)
{
std::cout << "Too high!\n";
}
else if (guess < num)
{
std::cout << "Too low!\n";
}
else
{
if (tries >= 2)
{
std::cout << "You guessed the number " << num << " in " << tries << " tries" << "\n";
std::cout << "*************************************************************\n";
}
else
{
std::cout << "You guessed the number " << num << " in " << tries << " try" << "\n";
std::cout << "***********************************************************\n";
}
}
} while (guess != num);
std::cout << "Press any key to exit: ";
std::cin >> close;
if (close == 0)
{
return 0;
}
return 0;
}
Expected behavior
Compile and run the code with no errors
Actual behavior
the code compiles and runs but it shows in the terminal that there is a problem
Activity
github-actions commentedon Nov 4, 2025
This issue was already fixed (see #1306). Please upgrade to the 2.3.5 version of PSReadLine from PowerShell Gallery.
See the upgrading section for instructions. Please let us know if you run into the same issue with the latest version.