DOM:window.screen
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[edit] Summary
Returns a reference to the screen object associated with the window.
[edit] Syntax
screenObj = window.screen
[edit] Example
if (screen.pixelDepth < 8) {
// use low-color version of page
} else {
// use regular, colorful page
}
[edit] Notes
The screen object is a special object for inspecting properties of the screen on which the current window is being rendered.
This object has the following properties:
- availTop
- Specifies the y-coordinate of the first pixel that is not allocated to permanent or semipermanent user interface features.
- availLeft
- Returns the first available pixel available from the left side of the screen.
- availHeight
- Specifies the height of the screen, in pixels, minus permanent or semipermanent user interface features displayed by the operating system, such as the Taskbar on Windows.
- availWidth
- Returns the amount of horizontal space in pixels available to the window.
- colorDepth
- Returns the color depth of the screen.
- height
- Returns the height of the screen in pixels.
- left
- Returns the distance in pixels from the left side of the main screen to the left side of the current screen.
- pixelDepth
- Gets the bit depth of the screen.
- top
- Returns the distance in pixels from the top side of the current screen.
- width
- Returns the width of the screen.
[edit] Specification
DOM Level 0. Not part of any standard.