GetWorkArea(Visual,Visual) Method

Returns the work area of the monitor relative to the top/left of the passed in element

Syntax

Visual Basic

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function GetWorkArea( _
   ByVal element As Visual, _
   ByVal refElement As Visual _
) As Rect

C#

public static Rect GetWorkArea( 
   Visual element,
   Visual refElement
)

Parameters

element

The specified element

refElement

An optional second element to reference.

Return Value

The rect of the monitor or top level elment.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentNullException	If element is null

Remarks

Note: In an XBAP application we don't have access rights to get monitor information. In this situation we look at the refElement, if not null we get the common ancestor element and use its size to construct the rect. If refElement is null then we walk up the visual tree to the top level element and use its size.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2