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How to use GetSystemMetrics method of FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI.User32 class

Best FlaUI code snippet using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI.User32.GetSystemMetrics

Mouse.cs

Source:Mouse.cs

...7273        /// <summary>74        /// Flag to indicate if the buttons are swapped (left-handed)75        /// </summary>76        public static bool AreButtonsSwapped => User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_SWAPBUTTON) != 0;7778        /// <summary>79        /// Moves the mouse by a given delta from the current position80        /// </summary>81        /// <param name="deltaX">The delta for the x-axis</param>82        /// <param name="deltaY">The delta for the y-axis</param>83        public static void MoveBy(int deltaX, int deltaY)84        {85            var currPos = Position;86            MoveTo(currPos.X + deltaX, currPos.Y + deltaY);87        }8889        /// <summary>90        /// Moves the mouse to a new position91        /// </summary>92        /// <param name="newX">The new position on the x-axis</param>93        /// <param name="newY">The new position on the y-axis</param>94        public static void MoveTo(int newX, int newY)95        {96            // Get starting position97            var startPos = Position;98            var startX = startPos.X;99            var startY = startPos.Y;100101            // Prepare variables102            var totalDistance = startPos.Distance(newX, newY);103104            // Calculate the duration for the speed105            var optimalPixelsPerMillisecond = 1;106            var minDuration = 200;107            var maxDuration = 500;108            var duration = Convert.ToInt32(totalDistance / optimalPixelsPerMillisecond).Clamp(minDuration, maxDuration);109110            // Calculate the steps for the smoothness111            var optimalPixelsPerStep = 10;112            var minSteps = 10;113            var maxSteps = 50;114            var steps = Convert.ToInt32(totalDistance / optimalPixelsPerStep).Clamp(minSteps, maxSteps);115116            // Calculate the interval and the step size117            var interval = duration / steps;118            var stepX = (double)(newX - startX) / steps;119            var stepY = (double)(newY - startY) / steps;120121            // Build a list of movement points (except the last one, to set that one perfectly)122            var movements = new List<Point>();123            for (var i = 1; i < steps; i++)124            {125                var tempX = startX + i * stepX;126                var tempY = startY + i * stepY;127                movements.Add(new Point(tempX.ToInt(), tempY.ToInt()));128            }129130            // Add an exact point for the last one, if it does not fit exactly131            var lastPoint = movements.Last();132            if (lastPoint.X != newX || lastPoint.Y != newY)133            {134                movements.Add(new Point(newX, newY));135            }136137            // Loop thru the steps and set them138            foreach (var point in movements)139            {140                Position = point;141                Thread.Sleep(interval);142            }143            Wait.UntilInputIsProcessed();144        }145146        /// <summary>147        /// Moves the mouse to a new position148        /// </summary>149        /// <param name="newPosition">The new position for the mouse</param>150        public static void MoveTo(Point newPosition)151        {152            MoveTo(newPosition.X, newPosition.Y);153        }154155        /// <summary>156        /// Clicks the specified mouse button at the current location157        /// </summary>158        /// <param name="mouseButton">The mouse button to click</param>159        public static void Click(MouseButton mouseButton)160        {161            var currClickPosition = Position;162            // Check if the position is the same as with last click163            if (LastClickPositions[mouseButton].Equals(currClickPosition))164            {165                // Get the timeout needed to not fire a double click166                var timeout = CurrentDoubleClickTime - DateTime.Now.Subtract(LastClickTimes[mouseButton]).Milliseconds;167                // Wait the needed time to prevent the double click168                if (timeout > 0) Thread.Sleep(timeout + ExtraMillisecondsBecauseOfBugInWindows);169            }170            // Perform the click171            Down(mouseButton);172            Up(mouseButton);173            // Update the time and location174            LastClickTimes[mouseButton] = DateTime.Now;175            LastClickPositions[mouseButton] = Position;176        }177178        /// <summary>179        /// Moves to a specific position and clicks the specified mouse button180        /// </summary>181        /// <param name="mouseButton">The mouse button to click</param>182        /// <param name="point">The position to move to before clicking</param>183        public static void Click(MouseButton mouseButton, Point point)184        {185            Position = point;186            Click(mouseButton);187        }188189        /// <summary>190        /// Double-clicks the specified mouse button at the current location191        /// </summary>192        /// <param name="mouseButton">The mouse button to double-click</param>193        public static void DoubleClick(MouseButton mouseButton)194        {195            Down(mouseButton);196            Up(mouseButton);197            Down(mouseButton);198            Up(mouseButton);199        }200201        /// <summary>202        /// Moves to a specific position and double-clicks the specified mouse button203        /// </summary>204        /// <param name="mouseButton">The mouse button to double-click</param>205        /// <param name="point">The position to move to before double-clicking</param>206        public static void DoubleClick(MouseButton mouseButton, Point point)207        {208            Position = point;209            DoubleClick(mouseButton);210        }211212        /// <summary>213        /// Sends a mouse down command for the specified mouse button214        /// </summary>215        /// <param name="mouseButton">The mouse button to press</param>216        public static void Down(MouseButton mouseButton)217        {218            uint data;219            var flags = GetFlagsAndDataForButton(mouseButton, true, out data);220            SendInput(0, 0, data, flags);221        }222223        /// <summary>224        /// Sends a mouse up command for the specified mouse button225        /// </summary>226        /// <param name="mouseButton">The mouse button to release</param>227        public static void Up(MouseButton mouseButton)228        {229            uint data;230            var flags = GetFlagsAndDataForButton(mouseButton, false, out data);231            SendInput(0, 0, data, flags);232        }233234        /// <summary>235        /// Simulates scrolling of the mouse wheel up or down236        /// </summary>237        public static void Scroll(double lines)238        {239            var amount = (uint)(WheelDelta * lines);240            SendInput(0, 0, amount, MouseEventFlags.MOUSEEVENTF_WHEEL);241        }242243        /// <summary>244        /// Simulates scrolling of the horizontal mouse wheel left or right245        /// </summary>246        public static void HorizontalScroll(double lines)247        {248            var amount = (uint)(WheelDelta * lines);249            SendInput(0, 0, amount, MouseEventFlags.MOUSEEVENTF_HWHEEL);250        }251252        /// <summary>253        /// Drags the mouse horizontally254        /// </summary>255        /// <param name="mouseButton">The mouse button to use for dragging</param>256        /// <param name="startingPoint">Starting point of the drag</param>257        /// <param name="distance">The distance to drag, + for right, - for left</param>258        public static void DragHorizontally(MouseButton mouseButton, Point startingPoint, int distance)259        {260            Drag(mouseButton, startingPoint, distance, 0);261        }262263        /// <summary>264        /// Drags the mouse vertically265        /// </summary>266        /// <param name="mouseButton">The mouse button to use for dragging</param>267        /// <param name="startingPoint">Starting point of the drag</param>268        /// <param name="distance">The distance to drag, + for down, - for up</param>269        public static void DragVertically(MouseButton mouseButton, Point startingPoint, int distance)270        {271            Drag(mouseButton, startingPoint, 0, distance);272        }273274        /// <summary>275        /// Drags the mouse from the starting point with the given distance.276        /// </summary>277        /// <param name="mouseButton">The mouse button to use for dragging.</param>278        /// <param name="startingPoint">Starting point of the drag.</param>279        /// <param name="distanceX">The x distance to drag, + for down, - for up.</param>280        /// <param name="distanceY">The y distance to drag, + for right, - for left.</param>281        public static void Drag(MouseButton mouseButton, Point startingPoint, int distanceX, int distanceY)282        {283            var endingPoint = new Point(startingPoint.X + distanceX, startingPoint.Y + distanceY);284            Drag(mouseButton, startingPoint, endingPoint);285        }286287        /// <summary>288        /// Drags the mouse from the starting point to another point.289        /// </summary>290        /// <param name="mouseButton">The mouse button to use for dragging.</param>291        /// <param name="startingPoint">Starting point of the drag.</param>292        /// <param name="endingPoint">Ending point of the drag.</param>293        public static void Drag(MouseButton mouseButton, Point startingPoint, Point endingPoint)294        {295            Position = startingPoint;296            Wait.UntilInputIsProcessed();297            Down(mouseButton);298            Wait.UntilInputIsProcessed();299            Position = endingPoint;300            Wait.UntilInputIsProcessed();301            Up(mouseButton);302            Wait.UntilInputIsProcessed();303        }304305        /// <summary>306        /// Converts the button to the correct <see cref="MouseEventFlags" /> object307        /// and fills the additional data if needed308        /// </summary>309        private static MouseEventFlags GetFlagsAndDataForButton(MouseButton mouseButton, bool isDown, out uint data)310        {311            MouseEventFlags mouseEventFlags;312            var mouseData = MouseEventDataXButtons.NOTHING;313            switch (SwapButtonIfNeeded(mouseButton))314            {315                case MouseButton.Left:316                    mouseEventFlags = isDown ? MouseEventFlags.MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN : MouseEventFlags.MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP;317                    break;318                case MouseButton.Middle:319                    mouseEventFlags = isDown ? MouseEventFlags.MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEDOWN : MouseEventFlags.MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEUP;320                    break;321                case MouseButton.Right:322                    mouseEventFlags = isDown ? MouseEventFlags.MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTDOWN : MouseEventFlags.MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTUP;323                    break;324                case MouseButton.XButton1:325                    mouseEventFlags = isDown ? MouseEventFlags.MOUSEEVENTF_XDOWN : MouseEventFlags.MOUSEEVENTF_XUP;326                    mouseData = MouseEventDataXButtons.XBUTTON1;327                    break;328                case MouseButton.XButton2:329                    mouseEventFlags = isDown ? MouseEventFlags.MOUSEEVENTF_XDOWN : MouseEventFlags.MOUSEEVENTF_XUP;330                    mouseData = MouseEventDataXButtons.XBUTTON2;331                    break;332                default:333                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("mouseButton");334            }335            data = (uint)mouseData;336            return mouseEventFlags;337        }338339        /// <summary>340        /// Swaps the left/right button if <see cref="AreButtonsSwapped" /> is set341        /// </summary>342        private static MouseButton SwapButtonIfNeeded(MouseButton mouseButton)343        {344            if (!AreButtonsSwapped) return mouseButton;345            switch (mouseButton)346            {347                case MouseButton.Left:348                    return MouseButton.Right;349                case MouseButton.Right:350                    return MouseButton.Left;351                default:352                    return mouseButton;353            }354        }355356        /// <summary>357        /// Effectively sends the mouse input command358        /// </summary>359        [PermissionSet(SecurityAction.Assert, Name = "FullTrust")]360        private static void SendInput(int x, int y, uint data, MouseEventFlags flags)361        {362            // Demand the correct permissions363            var permissions = new PermissionSet(PermissionState.Unrestricted);364            permissions.Demand();365366            // Check if we are trying to do an absolute move367            if (flags.HasFlag(MouseEventFlags.MOUSEEVENTF_ABSOLUTE))368            {369                // Absolute position requires normalized coordinates370                NormalizeCoordinates(ref x, ref y);371                flags |= MouseEventFlags.MOUSEEVENTF_VIRTUALDESK;372            }373374            // Build the mouse input object375            var mouseInput = new MOUSEINPUT376            {377                dx = x,378                dy = y,379                mouseData = data,380                dwExtraInfo = User32.GetMessageExtraInfo(),381                time = 0,382                dwFlags = flags383            };384385            // Build the input object386            var input = INPUT.MouseInput(mouseInput);387            // Send the command388            if (User32.SendInput(1, new[] { input }, INPUT.Size) == 0)389            {390                // An error occured391                var errorCode = Marshal.GetLastWin32Error();392                Logger.Default.Warn("Could not send mouse input. ErrorCode: {0}", errorCode);393            }394        }395396        /// <summary>397        /// Normalizes the coordinates to get the absolute values from 0 to 65536398        /// </summary>399        private static void NormalizeCoordinates(ref int x, ref int y)400        {401            var vScreenWidth = User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_CXVIRTUALSCREEN);402            var vScreenHeight = User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_CYVIRTUALSCREEN);403            var vScreenLeft = User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_XVIRTUALSCREEN);404            var vScreenTop = User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_YVIRTUALSCREEN);405406            x = (x - vScreenLeft) * 65536 / vScreenWidth + 65536 / (vScreenWidth * 2);407            y = (y - vScreenTop) * 65536 / vScreenHeight + 65536 / (vScreenHeight * 2);408        }409410        #region Convenience methods411        public static void LeftClick()412        {413            Click(MouseButton.Left);414        }415416        public static void LeftClick(Point point)417        {418            Click(MouseButton.Left, point);
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Capture.cs

Source:Capture.cs

...19        public static CaptureImage MainScreen(CaptureSettings settings = null)20        {21            var primaryScreenBounds = new Rectangle(22                0, 0,23                User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_CXSCREEN), User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_CYSCREEN));24            return Rectangle(primaryScreenBounds, settings);25        }26        /// <summary>27        /// Captures the whole screen (all monitors).28        /// </summary>29        public static CaptureImage Screen(int screenIndex = -1, CaptureSettings settings = null)30        {31            Rectangle capturingRectangle;32            // Take the appropriate screen if requested33            if (screenIndex >= 0 && screenIndex < User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_CMONITORS))34            {35                var rectangle = GetBoundsByScreenIndex(screenIndex);36                capturingRectangle = rectangle;37            }38            else39            {40                // Use the entire desktop41                capturingRectangle = new Rectangle(42                    User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_XVIRTUALSCREEN), User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_YVIRTUALSCREEN),43                    User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_CXVIRTUALSCREEN), User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_CYVIRTUALSCREEN));44            }45            return Rectangle(capturingRectangle, settings);46        }47        /// <summary>48        /// Captures all screens an element is on.49        /// </summary>50        public static CaptureImage ScreensWithElement(AutomationElement element, CaptureSettings settings = null)51        {52            var elementRectangle = element.BoundingRectangle;53            var intersectedScreenBounds = new List<Rectangle>();54            // Calculate which screens intersect with the element55            for (var screenIndex = 0; screenIndex < User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_CMONITORS); screenIndex++)56            {57                var screenRectangle = GetBoundsByScreenIndex(screenIndex);58                if (screenRectangle.IntersectsWith(elementRectangle))59                {60                    intersectedScreenBounds.Add(screenRectangle);61                }62            }63            if (intersectedScreenBounds.Count > 0)64            {65                var minX = intersectedScreenBounds.Min(x => x.Left);66                var maxX = intersectedScreenBounds.Max(x => x.Right);67                var minY = intersectedScreenBounds.Min(x => x.Top);68                var maxY = intersectedScreenBounds.Max(x => x.Bottom);69                var captureRect = new Rectangle(minX, minY, maxX - minX, maxY - minY);...

User32.cs

Source:User32.cs

...37        [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]38        public static extern uint GetDoubleClickTime();3940        [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]41        public static extern int GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric nIndex);4243        [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]44        public static extern IntPtr GetMessageExtraInfo();4546        [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]47        public static extern IntPtr SendMessageTimeout(IntPtr hWnd, uint msg, UIntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, SendMessageTimeoutFlags fuFlags, uint uTimeout, out UIntPtr lpdwResult);4849        [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]50        public static extern uint SendInput(uint nInputs, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray), In] INPUT[] pInputs, int cbSize);5152        [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)]53        public static extern short VkKeyScan(char ch);5455        [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, ExactSpelling = true, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Winapi)]
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GetSystemMetrics

Using AI Code Generation

1using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI;2using System;3using System.Windows.Forms;4{5    {6        public Form1()7        {8            InitializeComponent();9        }10        private void btnGetSystemMetrics_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)11        {12            var width = User32.GetSystemMetrics(User32.SystemMetric.SM_CXSCREEN);13            var height = User32.GetSystemMetrics(User32.SystemMetric.SM_CYSCREEN);14            MessageBox.Show("Width: " + width + " Height: " + height);15        }16    }17}

GetSystemMetrics

Using AI Code Generation

1using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI;2{3    {4        [DllImport("user32.dll")]5        public static extern int GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric smIndex);6    }7}8using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI;9{10    {

GetSystemMetrics

Using AI Code Generation

1using System;2using System.Windows.Forms;3using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI;4{5    {6        [DllImport("user32.dll")]7        public static extern int GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric smIndex);8    }9}10using System;11using System.Windows.Forms;12using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI;13{14    {15        [DllImport("user32.dll")]16        public static extern int GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric smIndex);17    }18}19using System;20using System.Windows.Forms;21using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI;22{23    {24        [DllImport("user32.dll")]25        public static extern int GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric smIndex);26    }27}28using System;29using System.Windows.Forms;30using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI;31{32    {33        [DllImport("user32.dll")]34        public static extern int GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric smIndex);35    }36}37using System;38using System.Windows.Forms;39using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI;40{41    {42        [DllImport("user32.dll")]43        public static extern int GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric smIndex);44    }45}46using System;47using System.Windows.Forms;48using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI;49{50    {51        [DllImport("user32.dll")]52        public static extern int GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric smIndex);53    }54}55using System;56using System.Windows.Forms;

GetSystemMetrics

Using AI Code Generation

1using System;2using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI;3{4    {5        static void Main(string[] args)6        {7            int width = User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_CXSCREEN);8            int height = User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_CYSCREEN);9            Console.WriteLine("The screen resolution is {0}x{1}", width, height);10        }11    }12}

GetSystemMetrics

Using AI Code Generation

1using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI;2using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI.Enums;3using System;4using System.Windows.Forms;5{6    {7        public Form1()8        {9            InitializeComponent();10        }11        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)12        {13            var screen = Screen.PrimaryScreen;14            var width = User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_CXSCREEN);15            var height = User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_CYSCREEN);16            MessageBox.Show("Width: " + width + "\r17Height: " + height);18        }19    }20}21using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI;22using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI.Enums;23using System;24using System.Windows.Forms;25{26    {27        public Form1()28        {29            InitializeComponent();30        }31        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)32        {33            var screen = Screen.PrimaryScreen;34            var width = User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_CXSCREEN);35            var height = User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_CYSCREEN);36            MessageBox.Show("Width: " + width + "\r37Height: " + height);38        }39    }40}41using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI;42using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI.Enums;43using System;44using System.Windows.Forms;45{46    {47        public Form1()48        {49            InitializeComponent();50        }51        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)52        {53            var screen = Screen.PrimaryScreen;54            var width = User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_CXSCREEN);55            var height = User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_CYSCREEN);56            MessageBox.Show("Width: " + width + "\r57Height: " + height);58        }59    }60}61using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI;62using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI.Enums;63using System;64using System.Windows.Forms;65{

GetSystemMetrics

Using AI Code Generation

1using System;2using System.Collections.Generic;3using System.Linq;4using System.Text;5using System.Threading.Tasks;6using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI;7{8    {9        [DllImport("user32.dll")]10        public static extern int GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric smIndex);11    }12}13using System;14using System.Collections.Generic;15using System.Linq;16using System.Text;17using System.Threading.Tasks;18using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI;19{20    {

GetSystemMetrics

Using AI Code Generation

1using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI;2using System;3{4    {5        static void Main(string[] args)6        {7            Console.WriteLine("Screen width: " + User32.GetSystemMetrics(User32.SystemMetric.SM_CXSCREEN));8            Console.WriteLine("Screen height: " + User32.GetSystemMetrics(User32.SystemMetric.SM_CYSCREEN));9            Console.ReadKey();10        }11    }12}13public static int GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric nIndex)14User32.GetSystemMetrics(User32.SystemMetric.SM_CXSCREEN)

GetSystemMetrics

Using AI Code Generation

1using FlaUI.Core.WindowsAPI;2using System;3{4    {5        static void Main(string[] args)6        {7            int width = User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_CXSCREEN);8            int height = User32.GetSystemMetrics(SystemMetric.SM_CYSCREEN);9            Console.WriteLine("Width: " + width);10            Console.WriteLine("Height: " + height);11            Console.ReadLine();12        }13    }14}

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