Retrieves the power status of the system. The status indicates whether the system is running on AC or DC power, whether the battery is currently charging, and how much battery life remains.
Syntax
BOOL WINAPI GetSystemPowerStatus(
__out LPSYSTEM_POWER_STATUS lpSystemPowerStatus
);
Parameters
- lpSystemPowerStatus [out]
-
A pointer to a
SYSTEM_POWER_STATUS structure that receives status information.
Return Value
If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.
If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call
GetLastError.
Remarks
To compile an application that uses this function, define the _WIN32_WINNT macro as 0x0400 or later. For more information, see
Using the Windows Headers.
Requirements
| Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional |
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| Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server |
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| Header | Winbase.h (include Windows.h) |
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| Library | Kernel32.lib |
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| DLL | Kernel32.dll |
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See Also
- System Power Status
- Power Management Functions
- SYSTEM_POWER_STATUS
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