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Gets the Screen object that represents the computer's primary display screen.
public:
property System::Windows::Forms::Screen ^ Screen { System::Windows::Forms::Screen ^ get(); };
public System.Windows.Forms.Screen Screen { get; }
member this.Screen : System.Windows.Forms.Screen
Public ReadOnly Property Screen As Screen
A Screen object that represents the computer's primary screen.
This example uses the WorkingArea property of the My.Computer.Screen
property to determine the working area of the computer's primary display, and then resizes the form to fill the working area.
Private Sub EnlargeForm()
Me.Size = My.Computer.Screen.WorkingArea.Size
Me.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(0, 0)
End Sub
This example needs to run in a Windows Forms application.
The My.Computer.Screen
property provides functionality similar to the PrimaryScreen property.
Project type | Available |
---|---|
Windows Forms Application | Yes |
Class Library | Yes |
Console Application | Yes |
Windows Forms Control Library | Yes |
Web Control Library | No |
Windows Service | Yes |
Web Site | No |
Product | Versions |
---|---|
.NET Framework | 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1 |
Windows Desktop | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
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