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This function retrieves information about a display monitor.
BOOL GetMonitorInfo( HMONITOR hMonitor , LPMONITORINFO lpmi );
Parameters
- hMonitor
- [in] Handle to the display monitor of interest.
- lpmi
- [out] Pointer to a
MONITORINFOstructure or
MONITORINFOEXstructure that
receives information about the specified display monitor.
Return Values
TRUE indicates success. FALSE indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
Remarks
The GetMonitorInfofunction can retrieve information about a display monitor in either a MONOITORINFOstructure or MONITORINFOEXstructure. MONITORINFOEXis a superset of MONITORINFO. MONITORINFOEXhas one additional member: a string that contains a name for the display monitor. Most applications do not need to use a display monitor name, and can use fewer bytes by using MONITORINFO.
You must set the cbSizemember of either structure to the value that you obtain by calling the sizeofoperator for MONITORINFOor MONITORINFOEXbefore you call GetMonitorInfo. Setting cbSizeallows GetMonitorInfoto determine the type of structure you are passing to GetMonitorInfo.
Requirements
Runs on Versions Defined in Include Link to Windows CE OS 4.0 and later Winuser.h Windows.h User32.lib Note This API is part of the complete Windows CE OS package as provided by Microsoft. The functionality of a particular platform is determined by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and some devices may not support this API.
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