Windows console iostream positioning manipulator std::pos(x, y)

gistfile1.txt

#include <Windows.h>
#include <iostream>

namespace std
{
    struct _pos
    {
        _pos(short x, short y) : _x(x), _y(y)
        {}
        template<typename Elem, typename Traits>
        friend std::basic_ostream<Elem, Traits>& operator<<(std::basic_ostream<Elem, Traits>& ostr, const _pos& manip)
        {
            SetConsoleCursorPosition(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), COORD{manip._x, manip._y});
            return ostr;
        }
    private:
        short _x, _y;
    };

    _pos pos(short x, short y)
    {
        return _pos(x, y);
    }
}

Set cursor position on Windows console when using std::cout operator << and manipulator std::pos(x, y)

std::cout << std::pos(2, 2) << cnt.c1;
std::cout << std::pos(2, 3) << cnt.c2;