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

See Also

System Power Status

Power Management Functions

SYSTEM_POWER_STATUS

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Build date: 11/19/2009