Can I get the current resolution from Metro side?

Question

Is there a way to get the user's current resolution from a Metro Application or a C# Metro Library?

Thanls

Pablo

 

Answer 1

It depends on what you mean by "Resolution". Take a look at Windows.Graphics.Display.DisplayProperties.logicalDPI and resolutionScale properties. There is no direct way to get the width and height of the screen, but you can approximate it by getting the bounds of your CoreWindow.

--Rob

Answer 2

Thanks Rob, I will try it and let you know.

Answer 3

What exactly do you need it for? If you're trying to get the total screen dimensions, then you're limited in that. If you're just trying to know how big your window is, that's easy. In JavaScript you can just use the dimensions of the body element (clientHeight, clientWidth, I believe, or offsetHeight, offsetWidth), or that of an element that's 100% height and width of the body. You can get the scaling factor as Rob explains if you want to figure out the physical dimensions, but it all depends on what you're trying to accomplish with this data.

Answer 4

I need it for a specific feature of the application. I need to send the user's screen resolution.