C# Signature:

[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
static extern bool GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(IntPtr hConsoleOutput,
   out CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO lpConsoleScreenBufferInfo);

User-Defined Types:

public struct COORD

{

  public short X;
  public short Y;

}

public struct SMALL_RECT

{

  public short Left;
  public short Top;
  public short Right;
  public short Bottom;

}

public struct CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO

{

public COORD dwSize;
public COORD dwCursorPosition;
public short  wAttributes;
public SMALL_RECT srWindow;
public COORD dwMaximumWindowSize;

}

Notes:

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Sample Code:

public static bool GetConsoleWindowSize ( out int cchWidth, out int cchHeight )

{

  cchWidth = -1;
  cchHeight = -1;
  const int STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE = -11;

  CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO csbi;
  if ( GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo( GetStdHandle( STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE ), out csbi ) )
  {
    cchWidth = csbi.dwSize.X;
    cchHeight = csbi.dwSize.Y;
    return true;
  }
  return false;

}

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