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_
15 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxOutputStream
;
17 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
18 // class wxRegKey encapsulates window HKEY handle
19 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
21 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxRegKey
24 // NB: do _not_ change the values of elements in these enumerations!
26 // registry value types (with comments from winnt.h)
29 Type_None
, // No value type
30 Type_String
, // Unicode nul terminated string
31 Type_Expand_String
, // Unicode nul terminated string
32 // (with environment variable references)
33 Type_Binary
, // Free form binary
34 Type_Dword
, // 32-bit number
35 Type_Dword_little_endian
// 32-bit number
36 = Type_Dword
, // (same as Type_DWORD)
37 Type_Dword_big_endian
, // 32-bit number
38 Type_Link
, // Symbolic Link (unicode)
39 Type_Multi_String
, // Multiple Unicode strings
40 Type_Resource_list
, // Resource list in the resource map
41 Type_Full_resource_descriptor
, // Resource list in the hardware description
42 Type_Resource_requirements_list
// ???
45 // predefined registry keys
50 HKLM
, // local machine
54 HKPD
// performance data (WinNT/2K only)
58 HKCC
, // current config (starting from Win95/NT 4.0)
59 HKDD
// dynamic data (Win95/98 only)
63 // access mode for the key
67 Write
// read and write
70 // information about standard (predefined) registry keys
71 // number of standard keys
72 static const size_t nStdKeys
;
73 // get the name of a standard key
74 static const wxChar
*GetStdKeyName(size_t key
);
75 // get the short name of a standard key
76 static const wxChar
*GetStdKeyShortName(size_t key
);
77 // get StdKey from root HKEY
78 static StdKey
GetStdKeyFromHkey(WXHKEY hkey
);
80 // extacts the std key prefix from the string (return value) and
81 // leaves only the part after it (i.e. modifies the string passed!)
82 static StdKey
ExtractKeyName(wxString
& str
);
85 // root key is set to HKCR (the only root key under Win16)
87 // strKey is the full name of the key (i.e. starting with HKEY_xxx...)
88 wxRegKey(const wxString
& strKey
);
89 // strKey is the name of key under (standard key) keyParent
90 wxRegKey(StdKey keyParent
, const wxString
& strKey
);
91 // strKey is the name of key under (previously created) keyParent
92 wxRegKey(const wxRegKey
& keyParent
, const wxString
& strKey
);
93 // dtor closes the key
96 // change key (closes the previously opened key if any)
97 // the name is absolute, i.e. should start with HKEY_xxx
98 void SetName(const wxString
& strKey
);
99 // the name is relative to the parent key
100 void SetName(StdKey keyParent
, const wxString
& strKey
);
101 // the name is relative to the parent key
102 void SetName(const wxRegKey
& keyParent
, const wxString
& strKey
);
103 // hKey should be opened and will be closed in wxRegKey dtor
104 void SetHkey(WXHKEY hKey
);
106 // get infomation about the key
107 // get the (full) key name. Abbreviate std root keys if bShortPrefix.
108 wxString
GetName(bool bShortPrefix
= true) const;
109 // return true if the key exists
111 // get the info about key (any number of these pointers may be NULL)
112 bool GetKeyInfo(size_t *pnSubKeys
, // number of subkeys
113 size_t *pnMaxKeyLen
, // max len of subkey name
114 size_t *pnValues
, // number of values
115 size_t *pnMaxValueLen
) const;
116 // return true if the key is opened
117 bool IsOpened() const { return m_hKey
!= 0; }
118 // for "if ( !key ) wxLogError(...)" kind of expressions
119 operator bool() const { return m_dwLastError
== 0; }
121 // operations on the key itself
122 // explicitly open the key (will be automatically done by all functions
123 // which need the key to be opened if the key is not opened yet)
124 bool Open(AccessMode mode
= Write
);
125 // create the key: will fail if the key already exists and !bOkIfExists
126 bool Create(bool bOkIfExists
= true);
127 // rename a value from old name to new one
128 bool RenameValue(const wxChar
*szValueOld
, const wxChar
*szValueNew
);
130 bool Rename(const wxChar
*szNewName
);
131 // copy value to another key possibly changing its name (by default it will
133 bool CopyValue(const wxChar
*szValue
, wxRegKey
& keyDst
,
134 const wxChar
*szNewName
= NULL
);
135 // copy the entire contents of the key recursively to another location
136 bool Copy(const wxChar
*szNewName
);
137 // same as Copy() but using a key and not the name
138 bool Copy(wxRegKey
& keyDst
);
139 // close the key (will be automatically done in dtor)
142 // deleting keys/values
143 // deletes this key and all of it's subkeys/values
145 // deletes the subkey with all of it's subkeys/values recursively
146 bool DeleteKey(const wxChar
*szKey
);
147 // deletes the named value (may be NULL to remove the default value)
148 bool DeleteValue(const wxChar
*szValue
);
150 // access to values and subkeys
152 ValueType
GetValueType(const wxChar
*szValue
) const;
153 // returns true if the value contains a number (else it's some string)
154 bool IsNumericValue(const wxChar
*szValue
) const;
156 // assignment operators set the default value of the key
157 wxRegKey
& operator=(const wxString
& strValue
)
158 { SetValue(NULL
, strValue
); return *this; }
159 wxRegKey
& operator=(long lValue
)
160 { SetValue(NULL
, lValue
); return *this; }
162 // query the default value of the key: implicitly or explicitly
163 wxString
QueryDefaultValue() const;
164 operator wxString() const { return QueryDefaultValue(); }
168 // set the string value
169 bool SetValue(const wxChar
*szValue
, const wxString
& strValue
);
170 // retrieve the string value
171 bool QueryValue(const wxChar
*szValue
, wxString
& strValue
) const
172 { return QueryValue(szValue
, strValue
, false); }
173 // retrieve raw string value
174 bool QueryRawValue(const wxChar
*szValue
, wxString
& strValue
) const
175 { return QueryValue(szValue
, strValue
, true); }
176 // retrieve either raw or expanded string value
177 bool QueryValue(const wxChar
*szValue
, wxString
& strValue
, bool raw
) const;
179 // set the numeric value
180 bool SetValue(const wxChar
*szValue
, long lValue
);
181 // return the numeric value
182 bool QueryValue(const wxChar
*szValue
, long *plValue
) const;
183 // set the binary value
184 bool SetValue(const wxChar
*szValue
, const wxMemoryBuffer
& buf
);
185 // return the binary value
186 bool QueryValue(const wxChar
*szValue
, wxMemoryBuffer
& buf
) const;
188 // query existence of a key/value
189 // return true if value exists
190 bool HasValue(const wxChar
*szKey
) const;
191 // return true if given subkey exists
192 bool HasSubKey(const wxChar
*szKey
) const;
193 // return true if any subkeys exist
194 bool HasSubkeys() const;
195 // return true if any values exist
196 bool HasValues() const;
197 // return true if the key is empty (nothing under this key)
198 bool IsEmpty() const { return !HasSubkeys() && !HasValues(); }
200 // enumerate values and subkeys
201 bool GetFirstValue(wxString
& strValueName
, long& lIndex
);
202 bool GetNextValue (wxString
& strValueName
, long& lIndex
) const;
204 bool GetFirstKey (wxString
& strKeyName
, long& lIndex
);
205 bool GetNextKey (wxString
& strKeyName
, long& lIndex
) const;
207 // export the contents of this key and all its subkeys to the given file
208 // (which won't be overwritten, it's an error if it already exists)
210 // note that we export the key in REGEDIT4 format, not RegSaveKey() binary
211 // format nor newer REGEDIT5 one
212 bool Export(const wxString
& filename
) const;
214 // same as above but write to the given (opened) stream
215 bool Export(wxOutputStream
& ostr
) const;
218 // for wxRegConfig usage only: preallocate some memory for the name
219 void ReserveMemoryForName(size_t bytes
) { m_strKey
.reserve(bytes
); }
222 // common part of all ctors
225 m_hKey
= (WXHKEY
) NULL
;
229 // recursive helper for Export()
230 bool DoExport(wxOutputStream
& ostr
) const;
232 // export a single value
233 bool DoExportValue(wxOutputStream
& ostr
, const wxString
& name
) const;
235 // return the text representation (in REGEDIT4 format) of the value with the
237 wxString
FormatValue(const wxString
& name
) const;
240 WXHKEY m_hKey
, // our handle
241 m_hRootKey
; // handle of the top key (i.e. StdKey)
242 wxString m_strKey
; // key name (relative to m_hRootKey)
244 AccessMode m_mode
; // valid only if key is opened
245 long m_dwLastError
; // last error (0 if none)
248 DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxRegKey
)
251 #endif // _WX_MSW_REGISTRY_H_