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# love.window.getDesktopDimensions

Available since LÖVE 0.9.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Gets the width and height of the desktop.

## Function

### Synopsis

width, height = love.window.getDesktopDimensions( display )

### Arguments

`number display (1)`
  The index of the display, if multiple monitors are available.

### Returns

`number width`
  The width of the desktop.
`number height`
  The height of the desktop.

## Examples

### Show the resolution of the monitor the window is currently in

function love.draw()
local _, _, flags = love.window.getMode()
-- The window's flags contain the index of the monitor it's currently in.
local width, height = love.window.getDesktopDimensions(flags.display)
love.graphics.print(("display %d: %d x %d"):format(flags.display, width, height), 4, 10)
end

## See Also

- love.window

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