NAME

getmonitor − returns the current display monitor

SPECIFICATION

C
long getmonitor()

FORTRAN
integer*4 function getmon()

Pascal
function getmonitor: longint;

DESCRIPTION

getmonitor returns the type of the current display monitor.  Possible display monitors include 50Hz noninterlaced, 60Hz noninterlaced, 30Hz interlaced, NTSC, and PAL.  The file get.h defines values for HZ30, HZ50, HZ60, NTSC, and PAL. 

SEE ALSO

getothermonitor, setmonitor Programming Guide, Section 2.1, Initialization

NOTE

This routine is available only in immediate mode. 

Version 3.6  —  December 20, 1987