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# deviceDescription

A dictionary containing information about the window’s resolution, such as color, depth, and so on.

```
var deviceDescription: [NSDeviceDescriptionKey : Any] { get }
```

## Discussion

This information is useful for tuning images and colors to the window’s display capabilities. The contents of the dictionary are described in `Display Device—Descriptions`.

## See Also

[`usingColorSpaceName(_:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColor/usingColorSpaceName(_:))

Creates a new color object whose color is the same as the receiver’s, except that the new color object is in the specified color space.

[`deviceDescription`](/documentation/AppKit/NSScreen/deviceDescription)

The device dictionary for the screen.

[`bestRepresentationForDevice:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSImage/bestRepresentationForDevice:)

Returns the best representation for the device with the specified characteristics.


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