DisplayProperties.CurrentOrientation | currentOrientation property

Gets the current orientation of a rectangular monitor.

Syntax

var currentOrientation = Windows.Graphics.Display.DisplayProperties.currentOrientation;

Property value

Type: DisplayOrientations

The current orientation of a rectangular monitor.

Remarks

The value of the DisplayProperties.CurrentOrientation property corresponds to the orientation of the display or monitor and not necessarily to the orientation of your app. To determine the orientation of your app for layout purposes, use the ApplicationView.Value property.

Examples

void MainPage::Page_OrientationChanged(Object^ sender)
{
    if (DisplayProperties::CurrentOrientation == DisplayOrientations::Portrait ||
        DisplayProperties::CurrentOrientation == DisplayOrientations::PortraitFlipped)
    {
        VisualStateManager::GoToState(this, "Portrait", false);
    }
}

Requirements

See also

DisplayProperties

Build date: 2/25/2013