Getting Window Dimentions

[CodeMonkey]

How would I get the current length and width of my window? (seperately prefered).

[Crossbow]

Use GetClientRect():

BOOL GetClientRect(

HWND hWnd, // handle of window
LPRECT lpRect // address of structure for client coordinates
);
Parameters

hWnd

Identifies the window whose client coordinates are to be retrieved.

lpRect

Points to a RECT structure that receives the client coordinates. The left and top members are zero. The right and bottom members contain the width and height of the window.

[(TNT)]

Hey,

Just a side note as that should be what you want but you said window dimentions.

Use GetWindowRect().

Thanks
TNT

[ExDigit]

As an addition to these.. this is what the RECT structure is:

The RECT structure defines the coordinates of the upper-left and lower-right corners of a rectangle.

typedef struct _RECT { // rc
LONG left;
LONG top;
LONG right;
LONG bottom;
} RECT;


Members

left

Specifies the x-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the rectangle.

top

Specifies the y-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the rectangle.

right

Specifies the x-coordinate of the lower-right corner of the rectangle.

bottom

Specifies the y-coordinate of the lower-right corner of the rectangle. The RECT structure defines the coordinates of the upper-left and lower-right corners of a rectangle.

typedef struct _RECT { // rc
LONG left;
LONG top;
LONG right;
LONG bottom;
} RECT;


Members

left

Specifies the x-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the rectangle.

top

Specifies the y-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the rectangle.

right

Specifies the x-coordinate of the lower-right corner of the rectangle.

bottom

Specifies the y-coordinate of the lower-right corner of the rectangle.

Good luck.

[CodeMonkey]

How do I get dimentions out of that?

[-KEN-]

Well it should be self-explanatory, but...

RECT *rect;
...
GetWindowRect(hwnd, rect);

then, as was stated already

left

Specifies the x-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the rectangle.

top

Specifies the y-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the rectangle.

right

Specifies the x-coordinate of the lower-right corner of the rectangle.

bottom

Specifies the y-coordinate of the lower-right corner of the rectangle.

so rect.left would now be the x-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the window, rect.top would be the y-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the window, etc.

[ExDigit]

Just incase you're still stuck.. uhm.. I doubt you are..

Width = Rect.right - Rect.left;
Height = Rect.bottom - Rect.top

But that's obvious..

[CodeMonkey]

RECT *rect;
...
GetWindowRect(hwnd, rect);

No, it's.....

RECT rect
...
GetWindowRect(hWnd,&rect)

btw, thanx ExDigit

[-KEN-]

that's what I get for typing fast

[CodeMonkey]

Hey, thanks anyways. I got what I needed from you guys.

[Garfield]

I get them in WM_SIZE:

case WM_SIZE:
    cxClient = LOWORD(lParam);
    cyClient = HIWORD(lParam);

[novacain]

Or for the whole screen

iWidth	=GetDeviceCaps(GetDC(NULL) ,HORZRES);
iHeight	=GetDeviceCaps(GetDC(NULL) ,VERTRES);

[(TNT)]

Hey another for screen dimensions:

int cx = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN);
int cy = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN);

Cheers
TNT

[Drewpee]

If you're using MFC:

CRect rect;

It has member functions like
rect.Width();
rect.Height();
and many more.
You aquire the rect the same way as with the regular RECT structure