Screen Class
Represents a display device or multiple display devices on a single system.
For a list of all members of this type, see Screen Members.
System.Object
System.Windows.Forms.Screen
[Visual Basic] Public Class Screen [C#] public class Screen [C++] public __gc class Screen [JScript] public class Screen
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Remarks
The constructor for this object is not public, so you cannot explicitly create a Screen object. The object is created when you call its public methods.
Example
[Visual Basic, C#, C++] The following example shows how to use various methods and properties of the Screen class. The example calls the AllScreens property to retrieve an array of all the screens connected to the system. For each returned Screen, the example adds the device name, bounds, type, working area, and primary screen to a ListBox.
[Visual Basic] Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles BtnGetScreenInfo.Click Dim Index As Integer Dim UpperBound As Integer ' Gets an array of all the screens connected to the system. Dim Screens() As System.Windows.Forms.Screen = _ System.Windows.Forms.Screen.AllScreens UpperBound = Screens.GetUpperBound(0) For Index = 0 To UpperBound ' For each screen, add the screen properties to a list box. ListBox1.Items.Add("Device Name: " + Screens(Index).DeviceName) ListBox1.Items.Add("Bounds: " + Screens(Index).Bounds.ToString()) ListBox1.Items.Add("Type: " + Screens(Index).GetType().ToString()) ListBox1.Items.Add("Working Area: " + Screens(Index).WorkingArea.ToString()) ListBox1.Items.Add("Primary Screen: " + Screens(Index).Primary.ToString()) Next End Sub [C#] private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { int index; int upperBound; // Gets an array of all the screens connected to the system. Screen [] screens = Screen.AllScreens; upperBound = screens.GetUpperBound(0); for(index = 0; index <= upperBound; index++) { // For each screen, add the screen properties to a list box. listBox1.Items.Add("Device Name: " + screens[index].DeviceName); listBox1.Items.Add("Bounds: " + screens[index].Bounds.ToString()); listBox1.Items.Add("Type: " + screens[index].GetType().ToString()); listBox1.Items.Add("Working Area: " + screens[index].WorkingArea.ToString()); listBox1.Items.Add("Primary Screen: " + screens[index].Primary.ToString()); } } [C++] private: void button1_Click(Object* /*sender*/, System::EventArgs* /*e*/) { int index; int upperBound; // Gets an array of all the screens connected to the system. Screen* screens[] = Screen::AllScreens; upperBound = screens->GetUpperBound(0); for (index = 0; index <= upperBound; index++) { // For each screen, add the screen properties to a list box. listBox1->Items->Add(String::Concat( S"Device Name: ", screens[index]->DeviceName)); listBox1->Items->Add(String::Concat( S"Bounds: ", __box( screens[index]->Bounds))); listBox1->Items->Add(String::Concat( S"Type: ", screens->Item[index]->GetType())); listBox1->Items->Add(String::Concat( S"Working Area: ", __box( screens[index]->WorkingArea))); listBox1->Items->Add(String::Concat( S"Primary Screen: ", __box( screens[index]->Primary))); } }
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Requirements
Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, .NET Compact Framework
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)