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system.gui.getScreens

note

This function was deprecated in 8.3 and replaced with a system.vision variation.

This function is used in Python Scripting.

Description​

Get a list of all the monitors on the computer this client is open on. Use with system.gui.setScreenIndex() to move the client.

Client Permission Restrictions​

This scripting function has no Client Permission restrictions.

Syntax​

system.gui.getScreens()

Parameters​

Nothing

Returns​

List[Tuple[String, Integer, Integer]] - A sequence of tuples of the form (index, width, height) for each screen device (monitor) available.

Scope​

Vision Client

Code Examples​

Example #1 - Getting Screen Information
# This example fetches monitor data and pushes it to a table in the same container.
 
screens = system.gui.getScreens()
pyData = []
for screen in screens:
    pyData.append([screen[0], screen[1], screen[2]])
 
# Push data to 'Table'.
event.source.parent.getComponent('Table').data = system.dataset.toDataSet(["screen","width","height"], pyData)