MONITORINFOEX
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4/8/2010
This structure contains information about a screen, including a name for the screen.
Syntax
typedef struct tagMONITORINFOEX {
DWORD cbSize;
RECT rcMonitor;
RECT rcWork;
DWORD dwFlags;
TCHAR szDevice [CCHDEVICENAME];
} MONITORINFOEX, *LPMONITORINFOEX;
Members
- cbSize
DWORD that contains the size of the structure, in bytes. Set the cbSize member to the value obtained by calling the sizeof operator for this structure before you call the GetMonitorInfofunction. Setting cbSize allows GetMonitorInfo determine the type of structure you are passing to it.
- rcMonitor
RECT structure that specifies the screen rectangle, expressed in virtual screen coordinates.
- rcWork
RECT structure that specifies the work area rectangle of the screen, expressed in virtual screen coordinates.
dwFlags
DWORD that contains flags that represent attributes of the screen. The following table shows a list of possible values.Value Description 0
This screen is not the primary screen.
MONITORINFOF_PRIMARY
This screen is the primary screen.
- szDevice
String that specifies the name of the screen. The name is not longer than 32 characters.
Remarks
The GetMonitorInfo function stores information in either this structure or MONITORINFO structure. MONITORINFOEX, a superset of MONITORINFO, adds a string member that contains a name for the screen.
Requirements
| Header | windows.h |
| Windows Embedded CE | Windows CE .NET 4.0 and later |
| Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later |