SystemInformation::HighContrast Property

 

Gets a value indicating whether the user has enabled the high-contrast mode accessibility feature.

Namespace:   System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

public:
property bool HighContrast {
	static bool get();
}

Property Value

Type: System::Boolean

true if the user has enabled high-contrast mode; otherwise, false.

The high-contrast accessibility feature can make the screen easier for some users to view by enabling a color scheme that can heighten screen contrast with alternative color combinations. Some of the schemes also change font sizes for easier reading.

The high-contrast mode feature can be enabled or disabled through the Accessibility Options control panel.

System_CAPS_noteNote

This property is supported only on Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and the Windows Server 2003 family.

The following code example lists all properties of the SystemInformation class in a ListBox and displays the current value of the property in a TextBox when a list item selected.

#using <System.Windows.Forms.dll>
#using <System.Drawing.dll>
#using <System.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections;
using namespace System::ComponentModel;
using namespace System::Drawing;
using namespace System::Reflection;
using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
public ref class SystemInfoBrowserForm: public System::Windows::Forms::Form
{
private:
   System::Windows::Forms::ListBox^ listBox1;
   System::Windows::Forms::TextBox^ textBox1;

public:
   SystemInfoBrowserForm()
   {
      this->SuspendLayout();
      InitForm();

      // Add each property of the SystemInformation class to the list box.
      Type^ t = System::Windows::Forms::SystemInformation::typeid;
      array<PropertyInfo^>^pi = t->GetProperties();
      for ( int i = 0; i < pi->Length; i++ )
         listBox1->Items->Add( pi[ i ]->Name );
      textBox1->Text = String::Format( "The SystemInformation class has {0} properties.\r\n", pi->Length );

      // Configure the list item selected handler for the list box to invoke a 
      // method that displays the value of each property.
      listBox1->SelectedIndexChanged += gcnew EventHandler( this, &SystemInfoBrowserForm::listBox1_SelectedIndexChanged );
      this->ResumeLayout( false );
   }


private:
   void listBox1_SelectedIndexChanged( Object^ /*sender*/, EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {

      // Return if no list item is selected.
      if ( listBox1->SelectedIndex == -1 )
            return;


      // Get the property name from the list item.
      String^ propname = listBox1->Text;
      if ( propname->Equals( "PowerStatus" ) )
      {

         // Cycle and display the values of each property of the PowerStatus property.
         textBox1->Text = String::Concat( textBox1->Text, "\r\nThe value of the PowerStatus property is:" );
         Type^ t = System::Windows::Forms::PowerStatus::typeid;
         array<PropertyInfo^>^pi = t->GetProperties();
         for ( int i = 0; i < pi->Length; i++ )
         {
            Object^ propval = pi[ i ]->GetValue( SystemInformation::PowerStatus, nullptr );
            textBox1->Text = String::Format( "{0}\r\n    PowerStatus.{1} is: {2}", textBox1->Text, pi[ i ]->Name, propval );

         }
      }
      else
      {

         // Display the value of the selected property of the SystemInformation type.
         Type^ t = System::Windows::Forms::SystemInformation::typeid;
         array<PropertyInfo^>^pi = t->GetProperties();
         PropertyInfo^ prop = nullptr;
         for ( int i = 0; i < pi->Length; i++ )
            if ( pi[ i ]->Name == propname )
            {
               prop = pi[ i ];
               break;
            }
         Object^ propval = prop->GetValue( nullptr, nullptr );
         textBox1->Text = String::Format( "{0}\r\nThe value of the {1} property is: {2}", textBox1->Text, propname, propval );
      }
   }

   void InitForm()
   {

      // Initialize the form settings
      this->listBox1 = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::ListBox;
      this->textBox1 = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::TextBox;
      this->listBox1->Anchor = (System::Windows::Forms::AnchorStyles)(System::Windows::Forms::AnchorStyles::Top | System::Windows::Forms::AnchorStyles::Bottom | System::Windows::Forms::AnchorStyles::Left | System::Windows::Forms::AnchorStyles::Right);
      this->listBox1->Location = System::Drawing::Point( 8, 16 );
      this->listBox1->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 172, 496 );
      this->listBox1->TabIndex = 0;
      this->textBox1->Anchor = (System::Windows::Forms::AnchorStyles)(System::Windows::Forms::AnchorStyles::Top | System::Windows::Forms::AnchorStyles::Bottom | System::Windows::Forms::AnchorStyles::Right);
      this->textBox1->Location = System::Drawing::Point( 188, 16 );
      this->textBox1->Multiline = true;
      this->textBox1->ScrollBars = System::Windows::Forms::ScrollBars::Vertical;
      this->textBox1->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 420, 496 );
      this->textBox1->TabIndex = 1;
      this->ClientSize = System::Drawing::Size( 616, 525 );
      this->Controls->Add( this->textBox1 );
      this->Controls->Add( this->listBox1 );
      this->Text = "Select a SystemInformation property to get the value of";
   }

};


[STAThread]
int main()
{
   Application::Run( gcnew SystemInfoBrowserForm );
}

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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