screenLoc

returns the location of the screen's center.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

the screenLoc

# Examples

the screenLoc

set the loc of window "Dialog" to the screenLoc

# Description

Use the screenLoc function to determine the height and width of the screen, or to compute the location of windows relative to the center of the screen.

The first item in the value returned by the screenLoc is the distance from the left edge to the center of the screen, in pixels. The second item is the distance from the top edge to the center of the screen, in pixels.

If the system has more than one monitor, the screenLoc function returns the rectangle of the main screen.

# Tags

# See

- **keyword:** item, rectangle - **property:** pixels, location - **function:** screenRect - **glossary:** return - **control structure:** function