using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace ConsoleApp
{
class Program
{
//https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/console/getconsolewindow
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", ExactSpelling = true)]
private static extern IntPtr GetConsoleWindow();
private static readonly IntPtr MyConsoleWindow = GetConsoleWindow();
//https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winuser/nf-winuser-setwindowpos
[DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "SetWindowPos")]
public static extern IntPtr SetWindowPos(IntPtr hWnd, int hWndInsertAfter, int x, int y, int cx, int cy, int wFlags);
//https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winuser/nf-winuser-showwindow
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
private static extern bool ShowWindow(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLine("Hello monitor!");
int monitorNumber = 2;
OpenConsoleWindowOnAnotherScreen(monitorNumber, 400, 200);
//Changes console windows state
ShowWindow(MyConsoleWindow, (int)WindowState.Maximized);
Console.ReadLine();
}
private static void OpenConsoleWindowOnAnotherScreen(int monitorNumber, int width, int height)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Hello from monitor {monitorNumber}.");
if (monitorNumber > 1)
{
if (Screen.AllScreens.Length < monitorNumber)
{
Console.WriteLine("There is no such window.");
}
else
{
// Array is zero based
monitorNumber--;
// Gets selected monitor
// first monitors x axis starts from 0 and ends with its resolution width,
// so we need to find out where on x axis n monitor starts
var monitor = Screen.AllScreens[monitorNumber].WorkingArea;
// Changes window position to the desired monitor
// SetWindowPos cannot change monitor state
// Setting correct width and height of Window is not necessary if wFlags is set to 1,
// try experimenting with wFlags value by visiting https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winuser/nf-winuser-setwindowpos
// and experimenting with uFlags values
// for further experimentation try changing x an y parameters to position console to your choosing on the screen
SetWindowPos(
MyConsoleWindow,
0,
monitor.Left,
monitor.Top,
width,
height,
0);
}
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("No need to change console window to another screen.");
}
}
}
public enum WindowState
{
Hidden = 0,
Maximized = 3,
Minimized = 6,
Restored = 9
}
}
