.NET Windows Forms in a Nutshell

Name

Screen

Synopsis

This class allows you to enumerate the various displays attached to a system.

There are a number of static properties and methods. AllScreens returns an array of Screen objects, one for each attached display. PrimaryScreen gets the primary display. FromPoint() finds the display that contains a specified point, while FromControl() and FromRectangle() find the display that contains the majority of the specified object. GetBounds() and GetWorkingArea() return the total bounds and desktop area (respectively) of the display containing the specified Control.

For a particular Screen object, the Bounds property returns the total area of the display, and the WorkingArea returns the desktop bounds (i.e., excluding such things as taskbars, toolbars, etc.). The Primary property specifies whether it is the primary display, and the DeviceName returns the name associated with the display.

public class Screen {

// Public Static Properties

   public static Screen[ ] AllScreens{get; }

   public static Screen PrimaryScreen{get; }

// Public Instance Properties

   public Rectangle Bounds{get; }

   public string DeviceName{get; }

   public bool Primary{get; }

   public Rectangle WorkingArea{get; }

// Public Static Methods

   public static Screen FromControl(Control control);

   public static Screen FromHandle(IntPtr hwnd);

   public static Screen FromPoint(System.Drawing.Point point);

   public static Screen FromRectangle(System.Drawing.Rectangle rect);

   public static Rectangle GetBounds(Control ctl); public static ...