Functions/GenXdev.Windows/Get-MonitorCount.cs
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// Part of PowerShell module : GenXdev.Windows // Original cmdlet filename : Get-MonitorCount.cs // Original author : René Vaessen / GenXdev // Version : 1.302.2025 // ################################################################################ // Copyright (c) René Vaessen / GenXdev // // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. // You may obtain a copy of the License at // // http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 // // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and // limitations under the License. // ################################################################################ using System; using System.Management.Automation; using System.Windows.Forms; namespace GenXdev.Windows { /// <summary> /// <para type="synopsis"> /// Gets the total number of display monitors connected to the system. /// </para> /// /// <para type="description"> /// Uses the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Screen helper class to accurately /// determine the number of physical display monitors currently connected to the /// system. This includes both active and detected but disabled monitors. /// </para> /// /// <para type="description"> /// PARAMETERS /// </para> /// /// <para type="description"> /// This cmdlet has no parameters. /// </para> /// /// <example> /// <para>Get-MonitorCount</para> /// <para>Returns the total number of connected monitors (e.g. 2)</para> /// <code> /// Get-MonitorCount /// </code> /// </example> /// /// <example> /// <para>$screens = Get-MonitorCount -Verbose</para> /// <para>Returns monitor count with verbose output showing detection process</para> /// <code> /// $screens = Get-MonitorCount -Verbose /// </code> /// </example> /// </summary> [Cmdlet(VerbsCommon.Get, "MonitorCount")] [OutputType(typeof(int))] public class GetMonitorCountCommand : PSGenXdevCmdlet { /// <summary> /// Begin processing - initialization logic /// </summary> protected override void BeginProcessing() { WriteVerbose("Starting monitor detection using WpfScreenHelper.Screen"); } /// <summary> /// Process record - main cmdlet logic /// </summary> protected override void ProcessRecord() { // Get the count of all connected screens using Windows Forms Screen class int screenCount = Screen.AllScreens.Length; WriteVerbose($"Detected {screenCount} physical monitor(s) connected"); // Return the total number of monitors found WriteObject(screenCount); } /// <summary> /// End processing - cleanup logic /// </summary> protected override void EndProcessing() { } } } |