Class Monitors

Information about monitors installed on the system.

Inheritance

object

Monitors

Inherited Members

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.ToString()

Namespace: OpenTK.Windowing.Desktop

Assembly: OpenTK.Windowing.Desktop.dll

Syntax

public static class Monitors

Properties

Count

The number of monitors available.

Declaration

[Obsolete("Use GetMonitors() instead.", true)]
public static int Count { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
int

Methods

BuildMonitorCache()

Builds the monitor cache (again if previously called).

Declaration

[Obsolete("There is no cache anymore", true)]
public static void BuildMonitorCache()

CheckCache()

Checks wheter the cache has been built or builds it if it can.

Declaration

[Obsolete("There is no cache anymore", true)]
public static bool CheckCache()

Returns

Type	Description
bool	Wether the current cache is valid or not.

GetMonitorFromWindow(NativeWindow)

Find the monitor a window is in.

Declaration

public static MonitorInfo GetMonitorFromWindow(NativeWindow window)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
NativeWindow	window	The window to find.

Returns

Type	Description
MonitorInfo	The window the monitor was found in.

Remarks

This function searches for the window by finding which monitor has the largest intersection area with the given monitor.

GetMonitorFromWindow(Window*)

Find the monitor a window is in.

Declaration

public static MonitorInfo GetMonitorFromWindow(Window* window)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Window*	window	The window to find.

Returns

Type	Description
MonitorInfo	The window the monitor was found in.

Remarks

This function searches for the window by finding which monitor has the largest intersection area with the given monitor.

GetMonitors()

Retrives a list of connected monitors.

Declaration

public static List<MonitorInfo> GetMonitors()

Returns

Type	Description
List<MonitorInfo>	A list of connected monitors.

GetPlatformDefaultDpi()

Gets the default dpi for platforms.

Declaration

public static float GetPlatformDefaultDpi()

Returns

Type	Description
float	The platform default dpi.

Remarks

For historical reasons macOS has a default dpi of 72, and other platforms have a default dpi of 96.

GetPrimaryMonitor()

Get the primary monitor. This is usually the monitor where elements like the task bar or global menu bar are located.

Declaration

public static MonitorInfo GetPrimaryMonitor()

Returns

Type	Description
MonitorInfo	The primary monitor.

TryGetMonitorInfo(MonitorHandle, out MonitorInfo)

Try to get information about a monitor.

Declaration

[Obsolete("Use GetMonitors() instead.", true)]
public static bool TryGetMonitorInfo(MonitorHandle monitor, out MonitorInfo info)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MonitorHandle	monitor	The window handle.
MonitorInfo	info	Monitor information.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	True when the object was retrieved from cache, or built successfully.

TryGetMonitorInfo(int, out MonitorInfo)

Try to get information about a monitor.

Declaration

[Obsolete("Use GetMonitors() instead.", true)]
public static bool TryGetMonitorInfo(int index, out MonitorInfo info)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
int	index	The index of the monitor.
MonitorInfo	info	Monitor information.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	True when the object was retrieved from cache, or built successfully.

Events

OnMonitorConnected

Occurs when a MonitorHandle is connected or disconnected.

Declaration

public static event Action<MonitorEventArgs> OnMonitorConnected

Event Type

Type	Description
Action<MonitorEventArgs>