Monitor GetMonitorColorTemperature Function 

Monitor Configuration API

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GetMonitorColorTemperature Function

Retrieves a monitor's current color temperature.

Syntax

  BOOL GetMonitorColorTemperature(
  HANDLE
    hMonitor,

    LPMC_COLOR_TEMPERATURE
    pctCurrentColorTemperature

  );

Parameters

hMonitor

[in]  Handle to a physical monitor. To get the monitor handle, call GetPhysicalMonitorsFromHMONITOR or GetPhysicalMonitorsFromIDirect3DDevice9.

pctCurrentColorTemperature

[out]  Receives the monitor's current color temperature, specified as a member of the MC_COLOR_TEMPERATURE enumeration.

Return Value

If the function succeeds, the return value is TRUE. If the function fails, the return value is FALSE. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

If this function is supported, the GetMonitorCapabilities function returns the MC_CAPS_COLOR_TEMPERATURE flag.

This function takes between 0 and 80 milliseconds to return.

Requirements

Client: Requires Windows Vista.

Header: Include HighLevelMonitorConfigurationAPI.h.

Library: Use dxva2.lib.

See Also

• Monitor Configuration Functions

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