###### (This is the legacy documentation for SDL2, the previous stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current stable version.)
# SDL_GetDisplayBounds

Get the desktop area represented by a display.

## Header File

Defined in [SDL_video.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_video.h)

## Syntax

```c
int SDL_GetDisplayBounds(int displayIndex, SDL_Rect * rect);
```

## Function Parameters

|                        |                  |                                                                       |
| ---------------------- | ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| int                    | **displayIndex** | the index of the display to query.                                    |
| [SDL_Rect](SDL_Rect) * | **rect**         | the [SDL_Rect](SDL_Rect) structure filled in with the display bounds. |

## Return Value

(int) Returns 0 on success or a negative error code on failure; call
[SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information.

## Remarks

The primary display (`displayIndex` zero) is always located at 0,0.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

## See Also

- [SDL_GetNumVideoDisplays](SDL_GetNumVideoDisplays)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryVideo](CategoryVideo)