screen.colorDepth

JavaScript 1.2+, JScript 3+ Nav4+, IE4+ Syntax

screen.colorDepth

Description

The colorDepth property of the screen object accesses the maximum number of colors the user's screen can display. The returned value is in terms of bits.

Example

Listing 7.459 displays the color depth of the user's screen to the page.

Listing 7.459 Accessing the colorDepth Property of the screen Object
<script language="JavaScript1.2">
<!-- Hide

document.write("The color depth of this user's screen is <b>");
document.write(screen.colorDepth + '</b> bit');

// End hide --->
</script>
							
						

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