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1///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2// Name: msw/registry.h
3// Purpose: Registry classes and functions
4// Author: Vadim Zeitlin
23f681ec 5// Modified by:
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6// Created: 03.04.198
7// RCS-ID: $Id$
8// Copyright: (c) 1998 Vadim Zeitlin <zeitlin@dptmaths.ens-cachan.fr>
bbcdf8bc 9// Licence: wxWindows licence
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10///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
11
12#ifndef _REGISTRY_H
13#define _REGISTRY_H
14
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15#ifdef __GNUG__
16#pragma interface "registry.h"
17#endif
18
2bda0e17 19// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
8f494e5d 20// types used in this module
2bda0e17 21// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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22
23/*
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24#ifndef HKEY_DEFINED
25 #define HKEY_DEFINED
26 #define HKEY unsigned long
27#endif
0d8d91a9 28*/
2bda0e17 29
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30typedef unsigned long ulong;
31
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32// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
33// class wxRegKey encapsulates window HKEY handle
34// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
35class WXDLLEXPORT wxRegKey
36{
37public:
38 // NB: do _not_ change the values of elements in these enumerations!
39
40 // registry value types (with comments from winnt.h)
41 enum ValueType
42 {
43 Type_None, // No value type
44 Type_String, // Unicode nul terminated string
45#ifdef __WIN32__
46 Type_Expand_String, // Unicode nul terminated string
47 // (with environment variable references)
48 Type_Binary, // Free form binary
49 Type_Dword, // 32-bit number
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50 Type_Dword_little_endian // 32-bit number
51 = Type_Dword, // (same as Type_DWORD)
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52 Type_Dword_big_endian, // 32-bit number
53 Type_Link, // Symbolic Link (unicode)
54 Type_Multi_String, // Multiple Unicode strings
55 Type_Resource_list, // Resource list in the resource map
56 Type_Full_resource_descriptor, // Resource list in the hardware description
a3ef5bf5 57 Type_Resource_requirements_list // ???
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58#endif //WIN32
59 };
60
61 // predefined registry keys
62 enum StdKey
63 {
23f681ec 64 HKCR // classes root
2bda0e17 65#ifdef __WIN32__
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66 ,
67 HKCU, // current user
68 HKLM, // local machine
69 HKUSR, // users
70 HKPD // performance data (WinNT/2K only)
71#if WINVER >= 0x0400
72 ,
73 HKCC, // current config (starting from Win95/NT 4.0)
74 HKDD // dynamic data (Win95/98 only)
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75#endif // Winver
76#endif // Win32/16
77 };
78
79 // information about standard (predefined) registry keys
80 // number of standard keys
81 static const size_t nStdKeys;
82 // get the name of a standard key
4de6207a 83 static const wxChar *GetStdKeyName(size_t key);
2bda0e17 84 // get the short name of a standard key
4de6207a 85 static const wxChar *GetStdKeyShortName(size_t key);
2bda0e17 86 // get StdKey from root HKEY
0d8d91a9 87 static StdKey GetStdKeyFromHkey(WXHKEY hkey);
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88
89 // extacts the std key prefix from the string (return value) and
90 // leaves only the part after it (i.e. modifies the string passed!)
91 static StdKey ExtractKeyName(wxString& str);
92
93 // ctors
94 // root key is set to HKCR (the only root key under Win16)
95 wxRegKey();
96 // strKey is the full name of the key (i.e. starting with HKEY_xxx...)
97 wxRegKey(const wxString& strKey);
98 // strKey is the name of key under (standard key) keyParent
2dc77646 99 wxRegKey(StdKey keyParent, const wxString& strKey);
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100 // strKey is the name of key under (previously created) keyParent
101 wxRegKey(const wxRegKey& keyParent, const wxString& strKey);
102 //
103 ~wxRegKey();
104
105 // change key (closes the previously opened key if any)
2dc77646 106 // the name is absolute, i.e. should start with HKEY_xxx
2bda0e17 107 void SetName(const wxString& strKey);
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108 // the name is relative to the parent key
109 void SetName(StdKey keyParent, const wxString& strKey);
110 // the name is relative to the parent key
111 void SetName(const wxRegKey& keyParent, const wxString& strKey);
112 // hKey should be opened and will be closed in wxRegKey dtor
0d8d91a9 113 void SetHkey(WXHKEY hKey);
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114
115 // get infomation about the key
116 // get the (full) key name. Abbreviate std root keys if bShortPrefix.
cf447356 117 wxString GetName(bool bShortPrefix = TRUE) const;
2dc77646 118 // return true if the key exists
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119 bool Exists() const;
120 // get the info about key (any number of these pointers may be NULL)
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121 bool GetKeyInfo(size_t *pnSubKeys, // number of subkeys
122 size_t *pnMaxKeyLen, // max len of subkey name
123 size_t *pnValues, // number of values
124 size_t *pnMaxValueLen) const;
2dc77646 125 // return true if the key is opened
8f494e5d 126 bool IsOpened() const { return m_hKey != 0; }
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127 // for "if ( !key ) wxLogError(...)" kind of expressions
128 operator bool() const { return m_dwLastError == 0; }
129
130 // operations on the key itself
131 // explicitly open the key (will be automatically done by all functions
132 // which need the key to be opened if the key is not opened yet)
133 bool Open();
23f681ec 134 // create the key: will fail if the key already exists and !bOkIfExists
cf447356 135 bool Create(bool bOkIfExists = TRUE);
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136 // rename a value from old name to new one
137 bool RenameValue(const wxChar *szValueOld, const wxChar *szValueNew);
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138 // rename the key
139 bool Rename(const wxChar *szNewName);
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140 // copy value to another key possibly changing its name (by default it will
141 // remain the same)
142 bool CopyValue(const wxChar *szValue, wxRegKey& keyDst,
143 const wxChar *szNewName = NULL);
144 // copy the entire contents of the key recursively to another location
225fe9d6 145 bool Copy(const wxChar *szNewName);
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146 // same as Copy() but using a key and not the name
147 bool Copy(wxRegKey& keyDst);
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148 // close the key (will be automatically done in dtor)
149 bool Close();
150
151 // deleting keys/values
152 // deletes this key and all of it's subkeys/values
153 bool DeleteSelf();
154 // deletes the subkey with all of it's subkeys/values recursively
4de6207a 155 bool DeleteKey(const wxChar *szKey);
2bda0e17 156 // deletes the named value (may be NULL to remove the default value)
4de6207a 157 bool DeleteValue(const wxChar *szValue);
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158
159 // access to values and subkeys
160 // get value type
4de6207a 161 ValueType GetValueType(const wxChar *szValue) const;
90186e52 162 // returns TRUE if the value contains a number (else it's some string)
4de6207a 163 bool IsNumericValue(const wxChar *szValue) const;
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164
165 // assignment operators set the default value of the key
166 wxRegKey& operator=(const wxString& strValue)
167 { SetValue(NULL, strValue); return *this; }
168 wxRegKey& operator=(long lValue)
169 { SetValue(NULL, lValue); return *this; }
170
171 // conversion operators query the default value of the key
172 operator wxString() const;
173
174 // set the string value
4de6207a 175 bool SetValue(const wxChar *szValue, const wxString& strValue);
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176 // retrieve the string value
177 bool QueryValue(const wxChar *szValue, wxString& strValue) const
178 { return QueryValue(szValue, strValue, FALSE); }
179 // retrieve raw string value
180 bool QueryRawValue(const wxChar *szValue, wxString& strValue) const
181 { return QueryValue(szValue, strValue, TRUE); }
182 // retrieve either raw or expanded string value
183 bool QueryValue(const wxChar *szValue, wxString& strValue, bool raw) const;
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184
185#ifdef __WIN32__
186 // set the numeric value
4de6207a 187 bool SetValue(const wxChar *szValue, long lValue);
2bda0e17 188 // return the numeric value
4de6207a 189 bool QueryValue(const wxChar *szValue, long *plValue) const;
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190#endif //Win32
191
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192 // query existence of a key/value
193 // return true if value exists
92049cd4 194 bool HasValue(const wxChar *szKey) const;
2dc77646 195 // return true if given subkey exists
92049cd4 196 bool HasSubKey(const wxChar *szKey) const;
2dc77646 197 // return true if any subkeys exist
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198 bool HasSubkeys() const;
199 // return true if any values exist
200 bool HasValues() const;
201 // return true if the key is empty (nothing under this key)
202 bool IsEmpty() const { return !HasSubkeys() && !HasValues(); }
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203
204 // enumerate values and subkeys
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205 bool GetFirstValue(wxString& strValueName, long& lIndex);
206 bool GetNextValue (wxString& strValueName, long& lIndex) const;
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207
208 bool GetFirstKey (wxString& strKeyName , long& lIndex);
209 bool GetNextKey (wxString& strKeyName , long& lIndex) const;
210
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211 // for wxRegConfig usage only: preallocate some memory for the name
212 void ReserveMemoryForName(size_t bytes) { m_strKey.reserve(bytes); }
213
2bda0e17 214private:
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215 // common part of all ctors
216 void Init()
217 {
218 m_hKey = (WXHKEY) NULL;
219 m_dwLastError = 0;
220 }
221
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222 // no copy ctor/assignment operator
223 wxRegKey(const wxRegKey& key); // not implemented
224 wxRegKey& operator=(const wxRegKey& key); // not implemented
225
c085e333 226 WXHKEY m_hKey, // our handle
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227 m_hRootKey; // handle of the top key (i.e. StdKey)
228 wxString m_strKey; // key name (relative to m_hRootKey)
229
807a903e 230 long m_dwLastError; // last error (0 if none)
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231};
232
233#endif //_REGISTRY_H
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