#include <wx/msw/registry.h>

Detailed Description

wxRegKey is a class representing the Windows registry (it is only available under Windows).

One can create, query and delete registry keys using this class.

The Windows registry is easy to understand. There are five registry keys, namely:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (HKCR)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (HKLM)
HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG (HKCC)
HKEY_USERS (HKU)

After creating a key, it can hold a value. The values can be:

String Value
Binary Value
DWORD Value
Multi String Value
Expandable String Value

Availability: only available for the wxMSW port.

Example:

// This assume that the key already exists, use HasSubKey() to check
// for the key existence if necessary.
wxRegKey key(wxRegKey::HKLM, "Software\\MyKey");
// Create a new value "MyValue" and set it to 12.
key.SetValue("MyValue", 12);
// Read the value back.
long value;
key.QueryValue("MyValue", &value);
wxMessageBox(wxString::Format("%d", value), "Registry Value", wxOK);
// Get the number of subkeys and enumerate them.
size_t subkeys;
key.GetKeyInfo(&subkeys, NULL, NULL, NULL);
wxString key_name;
key.GetFirstKey(key_name, 1);
for(int i = 0; i < subkeys; i++)
{
    wxMessageBox(key_name, "Subkey Name", wxOK);
    key.GetNextKey(key_name, 1);
}

Library: wxBase

Category: Application and System configuration

Public Types
enum	AccessMode { Read, Write }
	Access modes for wxRegKey. More...

enum	StdKey { HKCR, HKCU, HKLM, HKUSR, HKPD, HKCC, HKDD, HKMAX }
	The standard registry key enumerator. More...

enum	ValueType { Type_None, Type_String, Type_Expand_String, Type_Binary, Type_Dword, Type_Dword_little_endian, Type_Dword_big_endian, Type_Link, Type_Multi_String, Type_Resource_list, Type_Full_resource_descriptor, Type_Resource_requirements_list }
	The value type enumerator. More...

enum	WOW64ViewMode { WOW64ViewMode_Default, WOW64ViewMode_32, WOW64ViewMode_64 }
	Used to determine how the registry will be viewed, either as 32-bit or 64-bit. More...

Public Member Functions
	wxRegKey (WOW64ViewMode viewMode=WOW64ViewMode_Default)
	Default constructor, initializes to `HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT`. More...

	wxRegKey (const wxString &strKey, WOW64ViewMode viewMode=WOW64ViewMode_Default)
	The constructor to set the full name of the key. More...

	wxRegKey (StdKey keyParent, const wxString &strKey, WOW64ViewMode viewMode=WOW64ViewMode_Default)
	The constructor to set the full name of the key using one of the standard keys, that is, HKCR, HKCU, HKLM, HKUSR, HKPD, HKCC or HKDD. More...

	wxRegKey (const wxRegKey &keyParent, const wxString &strKey)
	The constructor to set the full name of the key under a previously created parent. More...

void	Close ()
	Closes the key. More...

bool	Copy (const wxString &szNewName)
	Copy the entire contents of the key recursively to another location using the name. More...

bool	Copy (wxRegKey &keyDst)
	Copy the entire contents of the key recursively to another location using the key. More...

bool	CopyValue (const wxString &szValue, wxRegKey &keyDst, const wxString &szNewName=wxEmptyString)
	Copy the value to another key, possibly changing its name. More...

bool	Create (bool bOkIfExists=true)
	Creates the key. More...

void	DeleteKey (const wxString &szKey)
	Deletes the subkey with all its subkeys and values recursively. More...

void	DeleteSelf ()
	Deletes this key and all its subkeys and values recursively. More...

void	DeleteValue (const wxString &szKey)
	Deletes the named value or use an empty string argument to remove the default value of the key. More...

bool	Exists () const
	Returns true if the key exists. More...

bool	Export (const wxString &filename) const
	Write the contents of this key and all its subkeys to the given file. More...

bool	Export (wxOutputStream &ostr) const
	Write the contents of this key and all its subkeys to the opened stream. More...

bool	GetFirstKey (wxString &strKeyName, long &lIndex)
	Gets the first key. More...

bool	GetFirstValue (wxString &strValueName, long &lIndex)
	Gets the first value of this key. More...

bool	GetKeyInfo (size_t pnSubKeys, size_t pnMaxKeyLen, size_t pnValues, size_t pnMaxValueLen) const
	Gets information about the key. More...

wxString	GetName (bool bShortPrefix=true) const
	Gets the name of the registry key. More...

WOW64ViewMode	GetView () const
	Retrieves the registry view used by this key. More...

bool	GetNextKey (wxString &strKeyName, long &lIndex) const
	Gets the next key. More...

bool	GetNextValue (wxString &strValueName, long &lIndex) const
	Gets the next key value for this key. More...

ValueType	GetValueType (const wxString &szValue) const
	Gets the value type. More...

bool	HasSubKey (const wxString &szKey) const
	Returns true if given subkey exists. More...

bool	HasSubkeys () const
	Returns true if any subkeys exist. More...

bool	HasValue (const wxString &szValue) const
	Returns true if the value exists. More...

bool	HasValues () const
	Returns true if any values exist. More...

bool	IsEmpty () const
	Returns true if this key is empty, nothing under this key. More...

bool	IsNumericValue (const wxString &szValue) const
	Returns true if the value contains a number. More...

bool	IsOpened () const
	Returns true if the key is opened. More...

bool	Open (AccessMode mode=Write)
	Explicitly opens the key. More...

wxRegKey &	operator= (const wxString &strValue)
	Assignment operator to set the default value of the key. More...

wxString	QueryDefaultValue () const
	Return the default value of the key. More...

bool	QueryRawValue (const wxString &szValue, wxString &strValue) const
	Retrieves the raw string value. More...

bool	QueryValue (const wxString &szValue, wxString &strValue, bool raw) const
	Retrieves the raw or expanded string value. More...

bool	QueryValue (const wxString &szValue, long *plValue) const
	Retrieves the numeric value. More...

bool	QueryValue (const wxString &szValue, wxMemoryBuffer &buf) const
	Retrieves the binary structure. More...

bool	Rename (const wxString &szNewName)
	Renames the key. More...

bool	RenameValue (const wxString &szValueOld, const wxString &szValueNew)
	Renames a value. More...

void	ReserveMemoryForName (size_t bytes)
	Preallocate some memory for the name. More...

void	SetHkey (WXHKEY hKey)
	Set or change the HKEY handle. More...

void	SetName (const wxString &strKey)
	Set the full key name. More...

void	SetName (StdKey keyParent, const wxString &strKey)
	Set the name relative to the parent key. More...

void	SetName (const wxRegKey &keyParent, const wxString &strKey)
	Set the name relative to the parent key. More...

bool	SetValue (const wxString &szValue, long lValue)
	Sets the given szValue which must be numeric. More...

bool	SetValue (const wxString &szValue, const wxString &strValue)
	Sets the given szValue which must be string. More...

bool	SetValue (const wxString &szValue, const wxMemoryBuffer &buf)
	Sets the given szValue which must be binary. More...

Member Enumeration Documentation

enum wxRegKey::AccessMode

Access modes for wxRegKey.

Enumerator
Read	Read-only.
Write	Read and Write.

enum wxRegKey::StdKey

The standard registry key enumerator.

Enumerator
HKCR	HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.
HKCU	HKEY_CURRENT_USER.
HKLM	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
HKUSR	HKEY_USERS.
HKPD	HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA (Windows NT and 2K only)
HKCC	HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG.
HKDD	HKEY_DYN_DATA (Windows 95 and 98 only)
HKMAX

enum wxRegKey::ValueType

The value type enumerator.

Enumerator
Type_None	No value type.
Type_String	Unicode null-terminated string.
Type_Expand_String	Unicode null-terminated string (with environment variable references)
Type_Binary	Free form binary.
Type_Dword	32-bit number
Type_Dword_little_endian	32-bit number (same as Type_Dword)
Type_Dword_big_endian	32-bit number
Type_Link	Symbolic Link (Unicode)
Type_Multi_String	Multiple Unicode strings.
Type_Resource_list	Resource list in the resource map.
Type_Full_resource_descriptor	Resource list in the hardware description.
Type_Resource_requirements_list

enum wxRegKey::WOW64ViewMode

Used to determine how the registry will be viewed, either as 32-bit or 64-bit.

Since: 2.9.2

Enumerator

WOW64ViewMode_Default

Uses 32-bit registry for 32-bit applications and 64-bit registry for 64-bit ones.

WOW64ViewMode_32

Can be used in 64-bit apps to access the 32-bit registry, has no effect (i.e.

treated as default) in 32-bit apps.

WOW64ViewMode_64

Can be used in 32-bit apps to access the 64-bit registry, has no effect (i.e.

treated as default) in 64-bit apps.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

wxRegKey::wxRegKey ( WOW64ViewMode viewMode = WOW64ViewMode_Default )

Default constructor, initializes to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.

The viewMode parameter is new since wxWidgets 2.9.2.

wxRegKey::wxRegKey	(	const wxString &	strKey,
		WOW64ViewMode	viewMode = `WOW64ViewMode_Default`
	)

The constructor to set the full name of the key.

The viewMode parameter is new since wxWidgets 2.9.2.

wxRegKey::wxRegKey	(	StdKey	keyParent,
		const wxString &	strKey,
		WOW64ViewMode	viewMode = `WOW64ViewMode_Default`
	)

The constructor to set the full name of the key using one of the standard keys, that is, HKCR, HKCU, HKLM, HKUSR, HKPD, HKCC or HKDD.

The viewMode parameter is new since wxWidgets 2.9.2.

wxRegKey::wxRegKey	(	const wxRegKey &	keyParent,
		const wxString &	strKey
	)

The constructor to set the full name of the key under a previously created parent.

The registry view is inherited from the parent.

Member Function Documentation

void wxRegKey::Close ( )

Closes the key.

bool wxRegKey::Copy ( const wxString & szNewName )

Copy the entire contents of the key recursively to another location using the name.

Returns true if successful.

bool wxRegKey::Copy ( wxRegKey & keyDst )

Copy the entire contents of the key recursively to another location using the key.

Returns true if successful.

bool wxRegKey::CopyValue	(	const wxString &	szValue,
		wxRegKey &	keyDst,
		const wxString &	szNewName = `wxEmptyString`
	)

Copy the value to another key, possibly changing its name.

By default it will remain the same. Returns true if successful.

bool wxRegKey::Create ( bool bOkIfExists = true )

Creates the key.

Will fail if the key already exists and bOkIfExists is false. Returns true if successful.

void wxRegKey::DeleteKey ( const wxString & szKey )

Deletes the subkey with all its subkeys and values recursively.

void wxRegKey::DeleteSelf ( )

Deletes this key and all its subkeys and values recursively.

void wxRegKey::DeleteValue ( const wxString & szKey )

Deletes the named value or use an empty string argument to remove the default value of the key.

bool wxRegKey::Exists ( ) const

Returns true if the key exists.

bool wxRegKey::Export ( const wxString & filename ) const

Write the contents of this key and all its subkeys to the given file.

(The file will not be overwritten; it's an error if it already exists.) Note that we export the key in REGEDIT4 format, not RegSaveKey() binary format nor the newer REGEDIT5. Returns true if successful.

bool wxRegKey::Export ( wxOutputStream & ostr ) const

Write the contents of this key and all its subkeys to the opened stream.

Returns true if successful.

bool wxRegKey::GetFirstKey	(	wxString &	strKeyName,
		long &	lIndex
	)

Gets the first key.

Returns true if successful.

bool wxRegKey::GetFirstValue	(	wxString &	strValueName,
		long &	lIndex
	)

Gets the first value of this key.

Returns true if successful.

bool wxRegKey::GetKeyInfo	(	size_t *	pnSubKeys,
		size_t *	pnMaxKeyLen,
		size_t *	pnValues,
		size_t *	pnMaxValueLen
	)		const

Gets information about the key.

Returns true if successful.

Parameters

pnSubKeys	The number of subkeys.
pnMaxKeyLen	The maximum length of the subkey name.
pnValues	The number of values.
pnMaxValueLen	The maximum length of a value.

wxString wxRegKey::GetName ( bool bShortPrefix = true ) const

Gets the name of the registry key.

bool wxRegKey::GetNextKey	(	wxString &	strKeyName,
		long &	lIndex
	)		const

Gets the next key.

Returns true if successful.

bool wxRegKey::GetNextValue	(	wxString &	strValueName,
		long &	lIndex
	)		const

Gets the next key value for this key.

Returns true if successful.

ValueType wxRegKey::GetValueType ( const wxString & szValue ) const

Gets the value type.

WOW64ViewMode wxRegKey::GetView ( ) const

inline

Retrieves the registry view used by this key.

Since: 2.9.2

Returns: The registry view given at the object's construction.

bool wxRegKey::HasSubKey ( const wxString & szKey ) const

Returns true if given subkey exists.

bool wxRegKey::HasSubkeys ( ) const

Returns true if any subkeys exist.

bool wxRegKey::HasValue ( const wxString & szValue ) const

Returns true if the value exists.

bool wxRegKey::HasValues ( ) const

Returns true if any values exist.

bool wxRegKey::IsEmpty ( ) const

Returns true if this key is empty, nothing under this key.

bool wxRegKey::IsNumericValue ( const wxString & szValue ) const

Returns true if the value contains a number.

bool wxRegKey::IsOpened ( ) const

Returns true if the key is opened.

bool wxRegKey::Open ( AccessMode mode = Write )

Explicitly opens the key.

This method also allows the key to be opened in read-only mode by passing wxRegKey::Read instead of default wxRegKey::Write parameter. Returns true if successful.

wxRegKey& wxRegKey::operator= ( const wxString & strValue )

Assignment operator to set the default value of the key.

wxString wxRegKey::QueryDefaultValue ( ) const

Return the default value of the key.

bool wxRegKey::QueryRawValue	(	const wxString &	szValue,
		wxString &	strValue
	)		const

Retrieves the raw string value.

Returns true if successful. An empty szValue queries the default/unnamed key value.

bool wxRegKey::QueryValue	(	const wxString &	szValue,
		wxString &	strValue,
		bool	raw
	)		const

Retrieves the raw or expanded string value.

Returns true if successful. An empty szValue queries the default/unnamed key value.

bool wxRegKey::QueryValue	(	const wxString &	szValue,
		long *	plValue
	)		const

Retrieves the numeric value.

Returns true if successful. An empty szValue queries the default/unnamed key value.

bool wxRegKey::QueryValue	(	const wxString &	szValue,
		wxMemoryBuffer &	buf
	)		const

Retrieves the binary structure.

Returns true if successful. An empty szValue queries the default/unnamed key value.

bool wxRegKey::Rename ( const wxString & szNewName )

Renames the key.

Returns true if successful.

bool wxRegKey::RenameValue	(	const wxString &	szValueOld,
		const wxString &	szValueNew
	)

Renames a value.

Returns true if successful.

void wxRegKey::ReserveMemoryForName ( size_t bytes )

Preallocate some memory for the name.

For wxRegConfig usage only.

void wxRegKey::SetHkey ( WXHKEY hKey )

Set or change the HKEY handle.

void wxRegKey::SetName ( const wxString & strKey )

Set the full key name.

The name is absolute. It should start with HKEY_xxx.

void wxRegKey::SetName	(	StdKey	keyParent,
		const wxString &	strKey
	)

Set the name relative to the parent key.

void wxRegKey::SetName	(	const wxRegKey &	keyParent,
		const wxString &	strKey
	)

Set the name relative to the parent key.

bool wxRegKey::SetValue	(	const wxString &	szValue,
		long	lValue
	)

Sets the given szValue which must be numeric.

If the value doesn't exist, it is created. Returns true if successful. An empty szValue sets the default/unnamed key value.

bool wxRegKey::SetValue	(	const wxString &	szValue,
		const wxString &	strValue
	)

Sets the given szValue which must be string.

If the value doesn't exist, it is created. Returns true if successful. An empty szValue sets the default/unnamed key value.

bool wxRegKey::SetValue	(	const wxString &	szValue,
		const wxMemoryBuffer &	buf
	)

Sets the given szValue which must be binary.

If the value doesn't exist, it is created. Returns true if successful. An empty szValue sets the default/unnamed key value.

Detailed Description

Public Types

Public Member Functions

Member Enumeration Documentation

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Member Function Documentation