_DESKTOPWIDTH

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The _DESKTOPWIDTH function returns the width of the users current desktop.


Syntax

x& = _DESKTOPWIDTH


Description

  • No parameters are needed for this function.
  • This returns the width of the user's desktop, not the size of any screen or window which might be open on that desktop.


Availability

  • QB64 v1.0 and up
  • QB64-PE all versions


Examples

s& = _NEWIMAGE(800, 600, 256)
SCREEN s&
PRINT _DESKTOPWIDTH, _DESKTOPHEIGHT
PRINT _WIDTH, _HEIGHT
Explanation: This will print the size of the user desktop (for example 1920, 1080 for a standard hdmi monitor), and then the size of the current screen (800, 600).


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