Monitor SetMonitorContrast Function 

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SetMonitorContrast Function

Sets a monitor's contrast value.

Syntax

  BOOL SetMonitorContrast(
  HANDLE
    hMonitor,

    DWORD
    dwNewContrast

  );

Parameters

hMonitor

[in]  Handle to a physical monitor. To get the monitor handle, call GetPhysicalMonitorsFromHMONITOR or GetPhysicalMonitorsFromIDirect3DDevice9.

dwNewContrast

[in]  Contrast value. To get the monitor's minimum and maximum contrast values, call, call GetMonitorContrast.

Return Value

If the function succeeds, the return value is TRUE. If the function fails, the return value is FALSE. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

If this function is supported, the GetMonitorCapabilities function returns the MC_CAPS_CONTRAST flag.

This function takes about 50 milliseconds to return.

The brightness setting is a continuous monitor setting. For more information, see Using the High-Level Monitor Configuration Functions.

Requirements

Client: Requires Windows Vista.

Header: Include HighLevelMonitorConfigurationAPI.h.

Library: Use dxva2.lib.

See Also

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