Struct MonitorInfoEx

The MONITORINFOEX structure contains information about a display monitor. The GetMonitorInfo function stores information into a MONITORINFOEX structure or a MONITORINFO structure. The MONITORINFOEX structure is a superset of the MONITORINFO structure. The MONITORINFOEX structure adds a string member to contain a name for the display monitor.

Namespace: Dapplo.Windows.User32.Structs

Assembly: Dapplo.Windows.User32.dll

Syntax

public struct MonitorInfoEx

Properties

DeviceName

A string that specifies the device name of the monitor being used. Most applications have no use for a display monitor name, and so can save some bytes by using a MONITORINFO structure.

Declaration

public string DeviceName { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String

Flags

The attributes of the display monitor.

Declaration

public MonitorInfoFlags Flags { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
MonitorInfoFlags

Monitor

A RECT structure that specifies the display monitor rectangle, expressed in virtual-screen coordinates. Note that if the monitor is not the primary display monitor, some of the rectangle's coordinates may be negative values.

Declaration

public RECT Monitor { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
RECT

WorkArea

A RECT structure that specifies the work area rectangle of the display monitor that can be used by applications, expressed in virtual-screen coordinates. Windows uses this rectangle to maximize an application on the monitor. The rest of the area in rcMonitor contains system windows such as the task bar and side bars. Note that if the monitor is not the primary display monitor, some of the rectangle's coordinates may be negative values.

Declaration

public RECT WorkArea { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
RECT

Methods

Create()

Create a MonitorInfoEx with defaults

Declaration

public static MonitorInfoEx Create()

Returns

Type	Description
MonitorInfoEx