CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO structure
Contains information about a console screen buffer.
Syntax
typedef struct _CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO {
COORD dwSize;
COORD dwCursorPosition;
WORD wAttributes;
SMALL_RECT srWindow;
COORD dwMaximumWindowSize;
} CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO;
Members
dwSize
A COORD structure that contains the size of the console screen buffer, in character columns and rows.
dwCursorPosition
A COORD structure that contains the column and row coordinates of the cursor in the console screen buffer.
wAttributes
The attributes of the characters written to a screen buffer by the WriteFile and WriteConsole functions, or echoed to a screen buffer by the ReadFile and ReadConsole functions. For more information, see Character Attributes.
srWindow
A SMALL_RECT structure that contains the console screen buffer coordinates of the upper-left and lower-right corners of the display window.
dwMaximumWindowSize
A COORD structure that contains the maximum size of the console window, in character columns and rows, given the current screen buffer size and font and the screen size.
Examples
For an example, see Scrolling a Screen Buffer's Contents.
Requirements
| Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
| Header | ConsoleApi2.h (via WinCon.h, include Windows.h) |