Functions/GenXdev.Hardware/Get-MonitorCount.cs
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// Part of PowerShell module : GenXdev.Hardware // Original cmdlet filename : Get-MonitorCount.cs // Original author : René Vaessen / GenXdev // Version : 3.26.2026 // ################################################################################ // Copyright (c) 2026 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.Management.Automation; namespace GenXdev.Hardware { [System.ComponentModel.Description(@" .SYNOPSIS Gets the total number of display monitors connected to the system. .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. .EXAMPLE ```powershell Get-MonitorCount ``` Returns the total number of connected monitors (e.g. 2). .EXAMPLE ```powershell $screens = Get-MonitorCount -Verbose ``` Returns monitor count with verbose output showing detection process. ")] [Cmdlet(VerbsCommon.Get, "MonitorCount")] [OutputType(typeof(int))] public class GetMonitorCountCommand : PSGenXdevCmdlet { /// <summary> /// Begin processing - initialization logic /// </summary> protected override void BeginProcessing() { WriteVerbose("Starting monitor detection using WpfScreenHelper.Screen"); } /// <summary> /// Process record - main cmdlet logic /// </summary> protected override void ProcessRecord() { // Get the count of all connected screens using Windows Forms Screen class int screenCount = Screen.AllScreens.Length; WriteVerbose($"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() { } } } |