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 VirtualScreen Property
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SystemInformation..::.VirtualScreen Property

Updated: November 2007

Gets the bounds of the virtual screen.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared ReadOnly Property VirtualScreen As Rectangle
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim value As Rectangle

value = SystemInformation.VirtualScreen
C#
public static Rectangle VirtualScreen { get; }
Visual C++
public:
static property Rectangle VirtualScreen {
    Rectangle get ();
}
J#
/** @property */
public static Rectangle get_VirtualScreen()
JScript
public static function get VirtualScreen () : Rectangle

Property Value

Type: System.Drawing..::.Rectangle

A Rectangle that specifies the bounding rectangle of the entire virtual screen.

The VirtualScreen property indicates the bounds of the entire desktop on a multi-monitor system. You can use this property to determine the maximum visual space available on a system that has multiple monitors installed.

The position coordinates of the rectangle indicate the position offset, in pixels, of the upper left corner of the virtual screen area relative to the upper left corner of the onscreen area of the primary display. The size values of the rectangle indicate the size of the virtual screen area.

Note:

The X position coordinate of the rectangle is negative when the virtual screen starts to the left of the left edge of the primary display. The Y coordinate of the rectangle is negative when the virtual screen starts above the top edge of the primary display.

Note:

This property is supported only on Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and the Windows Server 2003 family.

The following code example lists all properties of the SystemInformation class in a ListBox and displays the current value of the property in a TextBox when a list item selected.

Visual Basic
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Reflection
Imports System.Windows.Forms

Public Class SystemInfoBrowserForm
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

    Private listBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.ListBox
    Private textBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox  

    Public Sub New()
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        InitForm()

        ' Add each property of the SystemInformation class to the list box.
        Dim t As Type = GetType(System.Windows.Forms.SystemInformation)
        Dim pi As PropertyInfo() = t.GetProperties()
        Dim i As Integer
        For i = 0 To pi.Length - 1
            listBox1.Items.Add(pi(i).Name)
        Next i
        textBox1.Text = "The SystemInformation class has " + pi.Length.ToString() + " properties." + ControlChars.CrLf

        ' Configure the list item selected handler for the list box to invoke a 
        ' method that displays the value of each property.
        AddHandler listBox1.SelectedIndexChanged, AddressOf listBox1_SelectedIndexChanged

        Me.ResumeLayout(False)
    End Sub    

    Private Sub listBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
        ' Return if no list item is selected.
        If listBox1.SelectedIndex = - 1 Then
            Return
        End If         
        ' Get the property name from the list item.
        Dim propname As String = listBox1.Text

        If propname = "PowerStatus" Then
            ' Cycle and display the values of each property of the PowerStatus property.
            textBox1.Text += ControlChars.CrLf + "The value of the PowerStatus property is:"
            Dim t As Type = GetType(System.Windows.Forms.PowerStatus)
            Dim pi As PropertyInfo() = t.GetProperties()
            Dim i As Integer
            For i = 0 To pi.Length - 1
                Dim propval As Object = pi(i).GetValue(SystemInformation.PowerStatus, Nothing)
                textBox1.Text += ControlChars.CrLf + "    PowerStatus." + pi(i).Name + " is: " + propval.ToString()
            Next i
        Else
            ' Display the value of the selected property of the SystemInformation type.
            Dim t As Type = GetType(System.Windows.Forms.SystemInformation)
            Dim pi As PropertyInfo() = t.GetProperties()
            Dim prop As PropertyInfo = Nothing
            Dim i As Integer
            For i = 0 To pi.Length - 1
                If pi(i).Name = propname Then
                    prop = pi(i)
                    Exit For
                End If
            Next i
            Dim propval As Object = prop.GetValue(Nothing, Nothing)
            textBox1.Text += ControlChars.CrLf + "The value of the " + propname + " property is: " + propval.ToString()
        End If
    End Sub    

    Private Sub InitForm()
        ' Initialize the form settings
        Me.listBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.ListBox()
        Me.textBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox()
        Me.listBox1.Anchor = CType(System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right, System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)
        Me.listBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(8, 16)
        Me.listBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(172, 496)
        Me.listBox1.TabIndex = 0
        Me.textBox1.Anchor = CType(System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right, System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)
        Me.textBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(188, 16)
        Me.textBox1.Multiline = True
        Me.textBox1.ScrollBars = System.Windows.Forms.ScrollBars.Vertical
        Me.textBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(420, 496)
        Me.textBox1.TabIndex = 1
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(616, 525)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.textBox1)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.listBox1)
        Me.Text = "Select a SystemInformation property to get the value of"
    End Sub

    <STAThread()>  _
    Shared Sub Main()
        Application.Run(New SystemInfoBrowserForm())
    End Sub

End Class
C#
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace SystemInfoBrowser
{
    public class SystemInfoBrowserForm : System.Windows.Forms.Form
    {
        private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox listBox1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox1;        

        public SystemInfoBrowserForm()
        {
            this.SuspendLayout();
            InitForm();

            // Add each property of the SystemInformation class to the list box.
            Type t = typeof(System.Windows.Forms.SystemInformation);            
            PropertyInfo[] pi = t.GetProperties();            
            for( int i=0; i<pi.Length; i++ )
                listBox1.Items.Add( pi[i].Name );            
            textBox1.Text = "The SystemInformation class has "+pi.Length.ToString()+" properties.\r\n";

            // Configure the list item selected handler for the list box to invoke a 
            // method that displays the value of each property.
            listBox1.SelectedIndexChanged += new EventHandler(listBox1_SelectedIndexChanged);
            this.ResumeLayout(false);
        }
        
        private void listBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            // Return if no list item is selected.
            if( listBox1.SelectedIndex == -1 ) return;
            // Get the property name from the list item.
            string propname = listBox1.Text;

            if( propname == "PowerStatus" )
            {
                // Cycle and display the values of each property of the PowerStatus property.
                textBox1.Text += "\r\nThe value of the PowerStatus property is:";                                
                Type t = typeof(System.Windows.Forms.PowerStatus);
                PropertyInfo[] pi = t.GetProperties();            
                for( int i=0; i<pi.Length; i++ )
                {
                    object propval = pi[i].GetValue(SystemInformation.PowerStatus, null);            
                    textBox1.Text += "\r\n    PowerStatus."+pi[i].Name+" is: "+propval.ToString();
                }
            }
            else
            {
                // Display the value of the selected property of the SystemInformation type.
                Type t = typeof(System.Windows.Forms.SystemInformation);
                PropertyInfo[] pi = t.GetProperties();            
                PropertyInfo prop = null;
                for( int i=0; i<pi.Length; i++ )
                    if( pi[i].Name == propname )
                    {
                        prop = pi[i];
                        break;           
                    }
                object propval = prop.GetValue(null, null);            
                textBox1.Text += "\r\nThe value of the "+propname+" property is: "+propval.ToString();
            }
        }

        private void InitForm()
        {
            // Initialize the form settings
            this.listBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
            this.textBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();            
            this.listBox1.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom) 
                | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
            this.listBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 16);
            this.listBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(172, 496);
            this.listBox1.TabIndex = 0;            
            this.textBox1.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom) 
                | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
            this.textBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(188, 16);
            this.textBox1.Multiline = true;
            this.textBox1.ScrollBars = System.Windows.Forms.ScrollBars.Vertical;           
            this.textBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(420, 496);
            this.textBox1.TabIndex = 1;            
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(616, 525);            
            this.Controls.Add(this.textBox1);
            this.Controls.Add(this.listBox1);            
            this.Text = "Select a SystemInformation property to get the value of";                   
        }

        [STAThread]
        static void Main() 
        {
            Application.Run(new SystemInfoBrowserForm());
        }
    }
}
Visual C++
#using <System.Windows.Forms.dll>
#using <System.Drawing.dll>
#using <System.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections;
using namespace System::ComponentModel;
using namespace System::Drawing;
using namespace System::Reflection;
using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
public ref class SystemInfoBrowserForm: public System::Windows::Forms::Form
{
private:
   System::Windows::Forms::ListBox^ listBox1;
   System::Windows::Forms::TextBox^ textBox1;

public:
   SystemInfoBrowserForm()
   {
      this->SuspendLayout();
      InitForm();

      // Add each property of the SystemInformation class to the list box.
      Type^ t = System::Windows::Forms::SystemInformation::typeid;
      array<PropertyInfo^>^pi = t->GetProperties();
      for ( int i = 0; i < pi->Length; i++ )
         listBox1->Items->Add( pi[ i ]->Name );
      textBox1->Text = String::Format( "The SystemInformation class has {0} properties.\r\n", pi->Length );

      // Configure the list item selected handler for the list box to invoke a 
      // method that displays the value of each property.
      listBox1->SelectedIndexChanged += gcnew EventHandler( this, &SystemInfoBrowserForm::listBox1_SelectedIndexChanged );
      this->ResumeLayout( false );
   }


private:
   void listBox1_SelectedIndexChanged( Object^ /*sender*/, EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {

      // Return if no list item is selected.
      if ( listBox1->SelectedIndex == -1 )
            return;


      // Get the property name from the list item.
      String^ propname = listBox1->Text;
      if ( propname->Equals( "PowerStatus" ) )
      {

         // Cycle and display the values of each property of the PowerStatus property.
         textBox1->Text = String::Concat( textBox1->Text, "\r\nThe value of the PowerStatus property is:" );
         Type^ t = System::Windows::Forms::PowerStatus::typeid;
         array<PropertyInfo^>^pi = t->GetProperties();
         for ( int i = 0; i < pi->Length; i++ )
         {
            Object^ propval = pi[ i ]->GetValue( SystemInformation::PowerStatus, nullptr );
            textBox1->Text = String::Format( "{0}\r\n    PowerStatus.{1} is: {2}", textBox1->Text, pi[ i ]->Name, propval );

         }
      }
      else
      {

         // Display the value of the selected property of the SystemInformation type.
         Type^ t = System::Windows::Forms::SystemInformation::typeid;
         array<PropertyInfo^>^pi = t->GetProperties();
         PropertyInfo^ prop = nullptr;
         for ( int i = 0; i < pi->Length; i++ )
            if ( pi[ i ]->Name == propname )
            {
               prop = pi[ i ];
               break;
            }
         Object^ propval = prop->GetValue( nullptr, nullptr );
         textBox1->Text = String::Format( "{0}\r\nThe value of the {1} property is: {2}", textBox1->Text, propname, propval );
      }
   }

   void InitForm()
   {

      // Initialize the form settings
      this->listBox1 = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::ListBox;
      this->textBox1 = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::TextBox;
      this->listBox1->Anchor = (System::Windows::Forms::AnchorStyles)(System::Windows::Forms::AnchorStyles::Top | System::Windows::Forms::AnchorStyles::Bottom | System::Windows::Forms::AnchorStyles::Left | System::Windows::Forms::AnchorStyles::Right);
      this->listBox1->Location = System::Drawing::Point( 8, 16 );
      this->listBox1->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 172, 496 );
      this->listBox1->TabIndex = 0;
      this->textBox1->Anchor = (System::Windows::Forms::AnchorStyles)(System::Windows::Forms::AnchorStyles::Top | System::Windows::Forms::AnchorStyles::Bottom | System::Windows::Forms::AnchorStyles::Right);
      this->textBox1->Location = System::Drawing::Point( 188, 16 );
      this->textBox1->Multiline = true;
      this->textBox1->ScrollBars = System::Windows::Forms::ScrollBars::Vertical;
      this->textBox1->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 420, 496 );
      this->textBox1->TabIndex = 1;
      this->ClientSize = System::Drawing::Size( 616, 525 );
      this->Controls->Add( this->textBox1 );
      this->Controls->Add( this->listBox1 );
      this->Text = "Select a SystemInformation property to get the value of";
   }

};


[STAThread]
int main()
{
   Application::Run( gcnew SystemInfoBrowserForm );
}
J#
package SystemInfoBrowser;

import System.*;
import System.Collections.*;
import System.ComponentModel.*;
import System.Drawing.*;
import System.Reflection.*;
import System.Windows.Forms.*;

public class SystemInfoBrowserForm extends System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
    private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox listBox1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox1;

    public SystemInfoBrowserForm()
    {
        this.SuspendLayout();
        InitForm();
        // Add each property of the SystemInformation class to the list box.
        Type t = System.Windows.Forms.SystemInformation.class.ToType();
        PropertyInfo pi[] = t.GetProperties();
        for (int i = 0; i < pi.length; i++) {
            listBox1.get_Items().Add(pi[i].get_Name());
        }
        textBox1.set_Text("The SystemInformation class has "
            + ((Int32)pi.length).ToString() + " properties.\r\n");
        // Configure the list item selected handler for the list box to invoke
        // a method that displays the value of each property.
        listBox1.add_SelectedIndexChanged(
            new EventHandler(listBox1_SelectedIndexChanged));
        this.ResumeLayout(false);
    } //SystemInfoBrowserForm

    private void listBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(Object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        // Return if no list item is selected.
        if (listBox1.get_SelectedIndex() == -1) {
            return;
        }
        // Get the property name from the list item.
        String propname = listBox1.get_Text();

        if (propname.Equals("PowerStatus")) {
            // Cycle and display the values of each property of the
            // PowerStatus property.
            textBox1.set_Text(textBox1.get_Text()
                + "\r\nThe value of the PowerStatus property is:");
            Type t = System.Windows.Forms.PowerStatus.class.ToType();
            PropertyInfo pi[] = t.GetProperties();
            for (int i = 0; i < pi.length; i++) {
                Object propval = pi[i].GetValue(
                    SystemInformation.get_PowerStatus(), null);
                textBox1.set_Text(textBox1.get_Text()
                    + "\r\n    PowerStatus." + pi[i].get_Name()
                    + " is: " + propval.ToString());
            }
        }
        else {
            // Display the value of the selected property of the
            // SystemInformation type.
            Type t = System.Windows.Forms.SystemInformation.class.ToType();
            PropertyInfo pi[] = t.GetProperties();
            PropertyInfo prop = null;
            for (int i = 0; i < pi.length; i++) {
                if (pi[i].get_Name().Equals(propname)) {
                    prop = pi[i];
                    break;
                }
            }
            Object propval = prop.GetValue(null, null);
            textBox1.set_Text(textBox1.get_Text() + "\r\nThe value of the "
                + propname + " property is: " + propval.ToString());
        }
    } //listBox1_SelectedIndexChanged

    private void InitForm()
    {
        // Initialize the form settings
        this.listBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
        this.textBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
        this.listBox1.set_Anchor((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)
            (System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top
            | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom
            | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left
            | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right));
        this.listBox1.set_Location(new System.Drawing.Point(8, 16));
        this.listBox1.set_Size(new System.Drawing.Size(172, 496));
        this.listBox1.set_TabIndex(0);
        this.textBox1.set_Anchor((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)
            (System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top
            | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom
            | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right));
        this.textBox1.set_Location(new System.Drawing.Point(188, 16));
        this.textBox1.set_Multiline(true);
        this.textBox1.set_ScrollBars(System.Windows.Forms.ScrollBars.Vertical);
        this.textBox1.set_Size(new System.Drawing.Size(420, 496));
        this.textBox1.set_TabIndex(1);
        this.set_ClientSize(new System.Drawing.Size(616, 525));
        this.get_Controls().Add(this.textBox1);
        this.get_Controls().Add(this.listBox1);
        this.set_Text("Select a SystemInformation property to get the value of");
    } //InitForm

    /** @attribute STAThread()
     */
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        Application.Run(new SystemInfoBrowserForm());
    } //main
} //SystemInfoBrowserForm

Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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