Newton Developer Technical Information: Newton Programmer's Guide: 2.1 OS Addendum /

Chapter 11 - Miscellaneous / Reference

Functions and Methods / Utility Functions

GetOrientation

GetOrientation()

Returns the current orientation of the unit.

return value

An integer, possible values are listed in "Screen Orientation Constants".

COMPATIBILITY

This function is supported in Newton OS 2.0. On the MessagePad 120 and 130 units, the only possible return values are 0 and 3.