getmaxwidth

Syntax

#include <graphics.h>
int getmaxwidth(void);

Description

The getmaxwidth function is available in the winbgim implementation of BGI graphics. The function returns the maximum width that will fit on the screen when creating a window with initwindow. This is one of the few BGI functions that may be called before calling initwindow.

Return Value

getmaxwidth returns the maximum window width

See also

getmaxx

getwindowwidth

getmaxheight

initwindow

Example

/* getmaxwidth and getmaxheight example */ 
#include <graphics.h>

int main(void)
{
   /* Make a window, as big as possible */
   initwindow(getmaxwidth( ), getmaxheight( ));

   /* clean up */
   getch();
   closegraph();
   return 0;
}