I want to capture the screen in my code to get an image - like using the 'print screen' button on the keyboard .
Does anyone have an idea how to do this? I have no starting point.
If using the .NET 2.0 (or later) framework you can use the CopyFromScreen()
method detailed here:
http://www.geekpedia.com/tutorial181_Capturing-screenshots-using-Csharp.html
//Create a new bitmap.
var bmpScreenshot = new Bitmap(Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Width,
Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Height,
PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
// Create a graphics object from the bitmap.
var gfxScreenshot = Graphics.FromImage(bmpScreenshot);
// Take the screenshot from the upper left corner to the right bottom corner.
gfxScreenshot.CopyFromScreen(Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.X,
Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Y,
0,
0,
Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Size,
CopyPixelOperation.SourceCopy);
// Save the screenshot to the specified path that the user has chosen.
bmpScreenshot.Save("Screenshot.png", ImageFormat.Png);