//---PART OF THE CODE IN THE MAIN FUNCTION (int main)---\\


//DISPLAYING THE MENU AFTER AGE APPROVAL
  keyPressed = getKeyPress();
    if (keyPressed == 'M')
        {
            system("cls");
            displayHeaderFooter(currentMonth, currentYear);
            displayMenu(keyPressed, currentMonth, currentYear);
        }


//---THE TWO FUNCTIONS I THINK YOU NEED TO HELP ME---\\


void displayHeaderFooter( int& currentMonth, int& currentYear)
{ //to paint the universal header and footer of the program on the screen
    
    int currentDate;
    int currentHour, currentMinute, currentSecond;
    
    
    //FOOTER: COPYRIGHT MESSAGE:
    Gotoxy(0, 23);
    SelectTextColour( clDarkCyan);
    cout << "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"<< endl;
    Gotoxy(0, 24);
    SelectTextColour( clDarkGrey);
    cout << "Developed by Calum Richardson © 2008"<< endl;

    //HEADER: WELCOME MESSAGE TO THE USER:
    Gotoxy(0, 0);
    SelectTextColour( clGrey);
    SelectBackColour( clDarkCyan);
    cout << "        " << "WELCOME" << "          " << endl;
    Gotoxy(22, 0);
    SelectTextColour( clDarkCyan);
    SelectBackColour( clBlack);
    cout << "________________________________________________"<< endl;

    //HEADER: RETRIEVING THE CURRENT DATE AND TIME:
    time_t result;  
    result = time(NULL);                          //retrieving current date and time in long seconds  
    struct tm* tp = localtime(&result);          //converting current (local)time into a struct for time attributes  
    currentDate  = tp->tm_mday;
    currentMonth = tp->tm_mon + 1;                //month since January; May would be 4, add 1  
    currentYear  = tp->tm_year + 1900;           //year since 1900; 2008 would be 108  
    currentHour   = tp->tm_hour;  
    currentMinute    = tp->tm_min;  
    currentSecond    = tp->tm_sec;  
  
    //DISPLAYING THE CURRENT DATE AND TIME:  
    Gotoxy(57, 0);
    SelectBackColour( clDarkCyan);
    SelectTextColour( clGrey);
    cout << " " << currentDate << "/" << currentMonth << "/" << currentYear << "      ";
    Gotoxy(68, 0);
    cout << "- ";
    Gotoxy(71, 0);
    cout << currentHour << ":" << currentMinute << ":" << currentSecond << " ";

    //DISPLAYING END OF HEADER:
    Gotoxy(0, 3);
    SelectBackColour( clBlack);
    SelectTextColour( clDarkGrey);
    cout << "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"<< endl;
} //end of the 'displayHeaderFooter' function



void displayMenu(int& keyPressed, int& currentMonth, int& currentYear)
{ //to the menu in the console
    
    int getKeyPress();

    void wordCounter(int& keyPressed, int& currentMonth, int& currentYear);
    void endProgram();
    
    Gotoxy(6, 6);
    SelectTextColour( clGrey);
    SelectBackColour( clBlack);
    cout << "Please press the letter corresponding the option you wish to choose:";
    Gotoxy(28, 9);
    SelectTextColour( clDarkCyan);
    cout << "Word count - (W)";
    Gotoxy(28, 10);
    cout << "Number count - (N)";
    Gotoxy(28, 11);
    cout << "Mouse & Cheese game - (G)";
    Gotoxy(28, 12);
    SelectTextColour( clGreen);
    cout << "HELP - (H)";
    Gotoxy(28, 13);
    SelectTextColour( clYellow);
    cout << "ABOUT - (A)";
    Gotoxy(28, 14);
    SelectTextColour( clRed);
    cout << "EXIT - (E)";
    
    keyPressed = getKeyPress();
    if (keyPressed == 'W')
        {
            wordCounter(keyPressed, currentMonth, currentYear);
        }

    keyPressed = getKeyPress();
    if (keyPressed == 'E')
        {
            endProgram();
        }

} //end of the 'displayMenu' function