---
title: CGShieldingWindowLevel()
framework: coregraphics
role: symbol
role_heading: Function
path: coregraphics/cgshieldingwindowlevel()
---

# CGShieldingWindowLevel()

Returns the window level of the shield window for a captured display.

## Declaration

```swift
func CGShieldingWindowLevel() -> CGWindowLevel
```

## Return Value

Return Value The window level of the shield window for a captured display.

## Discussion

Discussion This function returns a value that is sometimes used to position a window over the shield window for a captured display. Attempting to position a window over a captured display may be unsuccessful—or it may present undesirable results such as illegible or invisible content—because of interactions between full-screen graphics (such as OpenGL full-screen drawing contexts) and the graphics hardware. Because of these limitations, this technique is not recommended.

## See Also

### Functions

- [CGAcquireDisplayFadeReservation(_:_:)](coregraphics/cgacquiredisplayfadereservation(_:_:).md)
- [CGAssociateMouseAndMouseCursorPosition(_:)](coregraphics/cgassociatemouseandmousecursorposition(_:).md)
- [CGBeginDisplayConfiguration(_:)](coregraphics/cgbegindisplayconfiguration(_:).md)
- [CGCancelDisplayConfiguration(_:)](coregraphics/cgcanceldisplayconfiguration(_:).md)
- [CGCaptureAllDisplays()](coregraphics/cgcapturealldisplays().md)
- [CGCaptureAllDisplaysWithOptions(_:)](coregraphics/cgcapturealldisplayswithoptions(_:).md)
- [CGCompleteDisplayConfiguration(_:_:)](coregraphics/cgcompletedisplayconfiguration(_:_:).md)
- [CGConfigureDisplayFadeEffect(_:_:_:_:_:_:)](coregraphics/cgconfiguredisplayfadeeffect(_:_:_:_:_:_:).md)
- [CGConfigureDisplayMirrorOfDisplay(_:_:_:)](coregraphics/cgconfiguredisplaymirrorofdisplay(_:_:_:).md)
- [CGConfigureDisplayMode(_:_:_:)](coregraphics/cgconfiguredisplaymode(_:_:_:).md)
- [CGConfigureDisplayOrigin(_:_:_:_:)](coregraphics/cgconfiguredisplayorigin(_:_:_:_:).md)
- [CGConfigureDisplayStereoOperation(_:_:_:_:)](coregraphics/cgconfiguredisplaystereooperation(_:_:_:_:).md)
- [CGConfigureDisplayWithDisplayMode(_:_:_:_:)](coregraphics/cgconfiguredisplaywithdisplaymode(_:_:_:_:).md)
- [CGCursorIsDrawnInFramebuffer()](coregraphics/cgcursorisdrawninframebuffer().md)
- [CGCursorIsVisible()](coregraphics/cgcursorisvisible().md)