1 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: wx/msw/registry.h
3 // Purpose: Registry classes and functions
4 // Author: Vadim Zeitlin
8 // Copyright: (c) 1998 Vadim Zeitlin <zeitlin@dptmaths.ens-cachan.fr>
9 // Licence: wxWindows licence
10 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
12 #ifndef _WX_MSW_REGISTRY_H_
13 #define _WX_MSW_REGISTRY_H_
19 class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxOutputStream
;
21 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
22 // class wxRegKey encapsulates window HKEY handle
23 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
25 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxRegKey
28 // NB: do _not_ change the values of elements in these enumerations!
30 // registry value types (with comments from winnt.h)
33 Type_None
, // No value type
34 Type_String
, // Unicode nul terminated string
35 Type_Expand_String
, // Unicode nul terminated string
36 // (with environment variable references)
37 Type_Binary
, // Free form binary
38 Type_Dword
, // 32-bit number
39 Type_Dword_little_endian
// 32-bit number
40 = Type_Dword
, // (same as Type_DWORD)
41 Type_Dword_big_endian
, // 32-bit number
42 Type_Link
, // Symbolic Link (unicode)
43 Type_Multi_String
, // Multiple Unicode strings
44 Type_Resource_list
, // Resource list in the resource map
45 Type_Full_resource_descriptor
, // Resource list in the hardware description
46 Type_Resource_requirements_list
// ???
49 // predefined registry keys
54 HKLM
, // local machine
56 HKPD
, // performance data (WinNT/2K only)
57 HKCC
, // current config
58 HKDD
, // dynamic data (Win95/98 only)
62 // access mode for the key
66 Write
// read and write
69 // Different registry views supported under WOW64.
72 // 32 bit registry for 32 bit applications, 64 bit registry
74 WOW64ViewMode_Default
,
76 // Can be used in 64 bit apps to access 32 bit registry,
77 // has no effect (i.e. treated as default) in 32 bit apps.
80 // Can be used in 32 bit apps to access 64 bit registry,
81 // has no effect (i.e. treated as default) in 64 bit apps.
85 // information about standard (predefined) registry keys
86 // number of standard keys
87 static const size_t nStdKeys
;
88 // get the name of a standard key
89 static const wxChar
*GetStdKeyName(size_t key
);
90 // get the short name of a standard key
91 static const wxChar
*GetStdKeyShortName(size_t key
);
92 // get StdKey from root HKEY
93 static StdKey
GetStdKeyFromHkey(WXHKEY hkey
);
95 // extracts the std key prefix from the string (return value) and
96 // leaves only the part after it (i.e. modifies the string passed!)
97 static StdKey
ExtractKeyName(wxString
& str
);
100 // root key is set to HKCR (the only root key under Win16)
101 wxRegKey(WOW64ViewMode viewMode
= WOW64ViewMode_Default
);
103 // strKey is the full name of the key (i.e. starting with HKEY_xxx...)
104 wxRegKey(const wxString
& strKey
,
105 WOW64ViewMode viewMode
= WOW64ViewMode_Default
);
107 // strKey is the name of key under (standard key) keyParent
108 wxRegKey(StdKey keyParent
,
109 const wxString
& strKey
,
110 WOW64ViewMode viewMode
= WOW64ViewMode_Default
);
112 // strKey is the name of key under (previously created) keyParent
113 wxRegKey(const wxRegKey
& keyParent
, const wxString
& strKey
);
114 // dtor closes the key
117 // change key (closes the previously opened key if any)
118 // the name is absolute, i.e. should start with HKEY_xxx
119 void SetName(const wxString
& strKey
);
120 // the name is relative to the parent key
121 void SetName(StdKey keyParent
, const wxString
& strKey
);
122 // the name is relative to the parent key
123 void SetName(const wxRegKey
& keyParent
, const wxString
& strKey
);
124 // hKey should be opened and will be closed in wxRegKey dtor
125 void SetHkey(WXHKEY hKey
);
127 // get infomation about the key
128 // get the (full) key name. Abbreviate std root keys if bShortPrefix.
129 wxString
GetName(bool bShortPrefix
= true) const;
130 // Retrieves the registry view used by this key.
131 WOW64ViewMode
GetView() const { return m_viewMode
; }
132 // return true if the key exists
134 // get the info about key (any number of these pointers may be NULL)
135 bool GetKeyInfo(size_t *pnSubKeys
, // number of subkeys
136 size_t *pnMaxKeyLen
, // max len of subkey name
137 size_t *pnValues
, // number of values
138 size_t *pnMaxValueLen
) const;
139 // return true if the key is opened
140 bool IsOpened() const { return m_hKey
!= 0; }
141 // for "if ( !key ) wxLogError(...)" kind of expressions
142 operator bool() const { return m_dwLastError
== 0; }
144 // operations on the key itself
145 // explicitly open the key (will be automatically done by all functions
146 // which need the key to be opened if the key is not opened yet)
147 bool Open(AccessMode mode
= Write
);
148 // create the key: will fail if the key already exists and !bOkIfExists
149 bool Create(bool bOkIfExists
= true);
150 // rename a value from old name to new one
151 bool RenameValue(const wxString
& szValueOld
, const wxString
& szValueNew
);
153 bool Rename(const wxString
& szNewName
);
154 // copy value to another key possibly changing its name (by default it will
156 bool CopyValue(const wxString
& szValue
, wxRegKey
& keyDst
,
157 const wxString
& szNewName
= wxEmptyString
);
159 // copy the entire contents of the key recursively to another location
160 bool Copy(const wxString
& szNewName
);
161 // same as Copy() but using a key and not the name
162 bool Copy(wxRegKey
& keyDst
);
163 // close the key (will be automatically done in dtor)
166 // deleting keys/values
167 // deletes this key and all of it's subkeys/values
169 // deletes the subkey with all of it's subkeys/values recursively
170 bool DeleteKey(const wxString
& szKey
);
171 // deletes the named value (may be empty string to remove the default value)
172 bool DeleteValue(const wxString
& szValue
);
174 // access to values and subkeys
176 ValueType
GetValueType(const wxString
& szValue
) const;
177 // returns true if the value contains a number (else it's some string)
178 bool IsNumericValue(const wxString
& szValue
) const;
180 // assignment operators set the default value of the key
181 wxRegKey
& operator=(const wxString
& strValue
)
182 { SetValue(wxEmptyString
, strValue
); return *this; }
184 // query the default value of the key: implicitly or explicitly
185 wxString
QueryDefaultValue() const;
186 operator wxString() const { return QueryDefaultValue(); }
190 // set the string value
191 bool SetValue(const wxString
& szValue
, const wxString
& strValue
);
192 // retrieve the string value
193 bool QueryValue(const wxString
& szValue
, wxString
& strValue
) const
194 { return QueryValue(szValue
, strValue
, false); }
195 // retrieve raw string value
196 bool QueryRawValue(const wxString
& szValue
, wxString
& strValue
) const
197 { return QueryValue(szValue
, strValue
, true); }
198 // retrieve either raw or expanded string value
199 bool QueryValue(const wxString
& szValue
, wxString
& strValue
, bool raw
) const;
201 // set the numeric value
202 bool SetValue(const wxString
& szValue
, long lValue
);
203 // return the numeric value
204 bool QueryValue(const wxString
& szValue
, long *plValue
) const;
205 // set the binary value
206 bool SetValue(const wxString
& szValue
, const wxMemoryBuffer
& buf
);
207 // return the binary value
208 bool QueryValue(const wxString
& szValue
, wxMemoryBuffer
& buf
) const;
210 // query existence of a key/value
211 // return true if value exists
212 bool HasValue(const wxString
& szKey
) const;
213 // return true if given subkey exists
214 bool HasSubKey(const wxString
& szKey
) const;
215 // return true if any subkeys exist
216 bool HasSubkeys() const;
217 // return true if any values exist
218 bool HasValues() const;
219 // return true if the key is empty (nothing under this key)
220 bool IsEmpty() const { return !HasSubkeys() && !HasValues(); }
222 // enumerate values and subkeys
223 bool GetFirstValue(wxString
& strValueName
, long& lIndex
);
224 bool GetNextValue (wxString
& strValueName
, long& lIndex
) const;
226 bool GetFirstKey (wxString
& strKeyName
, long& lIndex
);
227 bool GetNextKey (wxString
& strKeyName
, long& lIndex
) const;
229 // export the contents of this key and all its subkeys to the given file
230 // (which won't be overwritten, it's an error if it already exists)
232 // note that we export the key in REGEDIT4 format, not RegSaveKey() binary
233 // format nor newer REGEDIT5 one
234 bool Export(const wxString
& filename
) const;
236 // same as above but write to the given (opened) stream
237 bool Export(wxOutputStream
& ostr
) const;
240 // for wxRegConfig usage only: preallocate some memory for the name
241 void ReserveMemoryForName(size_t bytes
) { m_strKey
.reserve(bytes
); }
244 // common part of all ctors
247 m_hKey
= (WXHKEY
) NULL
;
251 // recursive helper for Export()
252 bool DoExport(wxOutputStream
& ostr
) const;
254 // export a single value
255 bool DoExportValue(wxOutputStream
& ostr
, const wxString
& name
) const;
257 // return the text representation (in REGEDIT4 format) of the value with the
259 wxString
FormatValue(const wxString
& name
) const;
262 WXHKEY m_hKey
, // our handle
263 m_hRootKey
; // handle of the top key (i.e. StdKey)
264 wxString m_strKey
; // key name (relative to m_hRootKey)
265 WOW64ViewMode m_viewMode
; // which view to select under WOW64
266 AccessMode m_mode
; // valid only if key is opened
267 long m_dwLastError
; // last error (0 if none)
270 wxDECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxRegKey
);
273 #endif // wxUSE_REGKEY
275 #endif // _WX_MSW_REGISTRY_H_