wmi Win32_VideoController reference for Network Programming in .NET with C# & Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET)

WMI class ' Win32_VideoController ' reference for C# and VB.NET

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[Description("The Win32_VideoController class represents the capabilities and management capacity of the video controller on a Win32 computer system. \nExamples: Video adapter manufacturer, chipset version, display resolution, and number of colors."): ToSubClass, AMENDMENT, LOCALE(1033)]
class Win32_VideoController : CIM_PCVideoController
{
	[Description("The DeviceID property contains a identifier (unique to the computer system) for this video controller."): ToSubClass, key] string DeviceID = NULL;
	[Description("The CurrentRefreshRate property specifies the frequency at which the video controller refreshes the image for the monitor. A value of 0 indicates the default rate is being used, while 0xFFFFFFFF indicates the optimal rate is being used."): ToSubClass] uint32 CurrentRefreshRate = NULL;
	[Description("The AdapterCompatibility properties contains the general chip set used for this controller in order to compare compatibilities with the system"): ToSubClass] string AdapterCompatibility;
	[Description("The AdapterDACType property contains a string of the Digital-to-Analog converter (DAC) chip name or ID.\nCharacter Set: Alphanumeric"): ToSubClass] string AdapterDACType;
	[Description("The AdapterRAM property indicates the memory size of the video adapter. \nExample: 64000"): ToSubClass] uint32 AdapterRAM;
	[Description("The Monochrome property indicates whether gray scale or color is used to display images."): ToSubClass] boolean Monochrome;
	[Description("The DitherType property indicates the dither type of the video controller.  The property can be one of the following predefined values, or a driver-defined value greater than or equal to 256: Value Meaning :-1\t-\tNo dithering. 2\t-\tDithering with a coarse brush. 3\t-\tDithering with a fine brush. 4\t-\tLine art dithering; a special dithering \t\tmethod that produces well defined borders \t\tbetween black, white, and gray scalings. \t\tIt is not suitable for images that include \t\tcontinuous graduations in intensity and \t\thue such as scanned photographs. 5\t-\tDevice does grayscaling. "): ToSubClass, Values{"No dithering", "Dithering with a coarse brush", "Dithering with a fine brush", "Line art dithering", "Device does gray scaling"}: ToSubClass] uint32 DitherType;
	[Description("The InfFilename property indicates the path to the video adapter's .INF file. \nExample: C:\\WINNT\\SYSTEM32\\DRIVERS"): ToSubClass] string InfFilename;
	[Description("The InfSection property indicates the section of the .INF file where the Win32 video information resides."): ToSubClass] string InfSection;
	[Description("The InstalledDisplayDrivers property indicates the name of the installed display device driver."): ToSubClass] string InstalledDisplayDrivers;
	[Description("The DriverDate property indicates the last modification date and time of the currently-installed video driver."): ToSubClass] datetime DriverDate;
	[Description("The DriverVersion property indicates the version number of the video driver."): ToSubClass] string DriverVersion;
	[Description("The ICMIntent ( Image Color Matching Intent ) property indicates the specific value of one of the three possible color matching methods, (or intents) that should be used by default. This property is primarily for non-ICM applications. ICM applications establish intents by using the ICM functions. This property can be one of the following predefined values, or a driver defined value greater than or equal to 256.Value Meaning :-1\t-\tColor matching should optimize for color saturation. This value \t\tis the most appropriate choice for business graphs when dithering \t\tis not desired. 2\t-\tColor matching should optimize for color contrast. This value \t\tis the most appropriate choice for scanned or photographic images \t\twhen dithering is desired. 3\t-\tColor matching should optimize to match the exact color requested. \t\tThis value is most appropriate for use with business logos or other \t\timages when an exact color match is required. "): ToSubClass, Values{"Saturation", "Contrast", "Exact Color"}: ToSubClass] uint32 ICMIntent;
	[Description("The ICMMethod ( Image Color Matching Method ) property specifies how ICM is handled. For a non-ICM application, this property shows howICM is enabled. For ICM applications, the system examines this member to determine how to handle ICM support. This property can be one of the following predefined values, or a driver-defined value greater than or equal to 256.Value Meaning :-1\t-\tSpecifies that ICM is disabled. 2\t-\tSpecifies that ICM is handled by Windows. 3\t-\tSpecifies that ICM is handled by the device driver. 4\t-\tSpecifies that ICM is handled by the destination device. "): ToSubClass, Values{"Disabled", "Windows", "Device Driver", "Destination Device"}: ToSubClass] uint32 ICMMethod;
	[Description("The SpecificationVersion property indicates the version number of the initialization data specification (upon which the structure is based)."): ToSubClass] uint32 SpecificationVersion;
	[Description("The ColorTableEntries property indicates the size of the system's color table, if the device has a color depth of no more than 8 bits per pixel, null otherwise. <P>Example: 256"): ToSubClass] uint32 ColorTableEntries;
	[Description("The DeviceSpecificPens property indicates the current number of device-specific pens.  0xffff means the device does not support pens. \nExample: 3"): ToSubClass] uint32 DeviceSpecificPens;
	[Description("The ReservedSystemPaletteEntries property indicates the current number of reserved entries in a system's color table. The operating system may reserve entries to support standard colors for task bars and other desktop display items. If the system is not using a palette, then ReservedSystemPaletteEntries is null.<P>Example: 24."): ToSubClass] uint32 ReservedSystemPaletteEntries;
	[Description("The SystemPaletteEntries property indicates the current number of entries in a system's color table. If the system is not using a palette then SystemPaletteEntries is null.<P>Example: 256"): ToSubClass] uint32 SystemPaletteEntries;
	[Description("The VideoModeDescription property indicates the current resolution, color, and scan mode settings of the video controller. \nExample: 1024 x 768 x 256 colors."): ToSubClass] string VideoModeDescription;
};

Class properties:

Win32_VideoController.AcceleratorCapabilities
Win32_VideoController.AdapterCompatibility
Win32_VideoController.AdapterDACType
Win32_VideoController.AdapterRAM
Win32_VideoController.Availability
Win32_VideoController.CapabilityDescriptions
Win32_VideoController.Caption
Win32_VideoController.ColorTableEntries
Win32_VideoController.ConfigManagerErrorCode
Win32_VideoController.ConfigManagerUserConfig
Win32_VideoController.CreationClassName
Win32_VideoController.CurrentBitsPerPixel
Win32_VideoController.CurrentHorizontalResolution
Win32_VideoController.CurrentNumberOfColors
Win32_VideoController.CurrentNumberOfColumns
Win32_VideoController.CurrentNumberOfRows
Win32_VideoController.CurrentRefreshRate
Win32_VideoController.CurrentScanMode
Win32_VideoController.CurrentVerticalResolution
Win32_VideoController.Description
Win32_VideoController.DeviceID
Win32_VideoController.DeviceSpecificPens
Win32_VideoController.DitherType
Win32_VideoController.DriverDate
Win32_VideoController.DriverVersion
Win32_VideoController.ErrorCleared
Win32_VideoController.ErrorDescription
Win32_VideoController.ICMIntent
Win32_VideoController.ICMMethod
Win32_VideoController.InfFilename
Win32_VideoController.InfSection
Win32_VideoController.InstallDate
Win32_VideoController.InstalledDisplayDrivers
Win32_VideoController.LastErrorCode
Win32_VideoController.MaxMemorySupported
Win32_VideoController.MaxNumberControlled
Win32_VideoController.MaxRefreshRate
Win32_VideoController.MinRefreshRate
Win32_VideoController.Monochrome
Win32_VideoController.Name
Win32_VideoController.NumberOfColorPlanes
Win32_VideoController.NumberOfVideoPages
Win32_VideoController.PNPDeviceID
Win32_VideoController.PowerManagementCapabilities
Win32_VideoController.PowerManagementSupported
Win32_VideoController.ProtocolSupported
Win32_VideoController.ReservedSystemPaletteEntries
Win32_VideoController.SpecificationVersion
Win32_VideoController.Status
Win32_VideoController.StatusInfo
Win32_VideoController.SystemCreationClassName
Win32_VideoController.SystemName
Win32_VideoController.SystemPaletteEntries
Win32_VideoController.TimeOfLastReset
Win32_VideoController.VideoArchitecture
Win32_VideoController.VideoMemoryType
Win32_VideoController.VideoMode
Win32_VideoController.VideoModeDescription
Win32_VideoController.VideoProcessor

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WMI class ' Win32_VideoController ' reference for C# and VB.NET

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