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
52 HKPD
, // performance data (WinNT/2K only)
53 HKCC
, // current config
54 HKDD
, // dynamic data (Win95/98 only)
58 // access mode for the key
62 Write
// read and write
65 // information about standard (predefined) registry keys
66 // number of standard keys
67 static const size_t nStdKeys
;
68 // get the name of a standard key
69 static const wxChar
*GetStdKeyName(size_t key
);
70 // get the short name of a standard key
71 static const wxChar
*GetStdKeyShortName(size_t key
);
72 // get StdKey from root HKEY
73 static StdKey
GetStdKeyFromHkey(WXHKEY hkey
);
75 // extacts the std key prefix from the string (return value) and
76 // leaves only the part after it (i.e. modifies the string passed!)
77 static StdKey
ExtractKeyName(wxString
& str
);
80 // root key is set to HKCR (the only root key under Win16)
82 // strKey is the full name of the key (i.e. starting with HKEY_xxx...)
83 wxRegKey(const wxString
& strKey
);
84 // strKey is the name of key under (standard key) keyParent
85 wxRegKey(StdKey keyParent
, const wxString
& strKey
);
86 // strKey is the name of key under (previously created) keyParent
87 wxRegKey(const wxRegKey
& keyParent
, const wxString
& strKey
);
88 // dtor closes the key
91 // change key (closes the previously opened key if any)
92 // the name is absolute, i.e. should start with HKEY_xxx
93 void SetName(const wxString
& strKey
);
94 // the name is relative to the parent key
95 void SetName(StdKey keyParent
, const wxString
& strKey
);
96 // the name is relative to the parent key
97 void SetName(const wxRegKey
& keyParent
, const wxString
& strKey
);
98 // hKey should be opened and will be closed in wxRegKey dtor
99 void SetHkey(WXHKEY hKey
);
101 // get infomation about the key
102 // get the (full) key name. Abbreviate std root keys if bShortPrefix.
103 wxString
GetName(bool bShortPrefix
= true) const;
104 // return true if the key exists
106 // get the info about key (any number of these pointers may be NULL)
107 bool GetKeyInfo(size_t *pnSubKeys
, // number of subkeys
108 size_t *pnMaxKeyLen
, // max len of subkey name
109 size_t *pnValues
, // number of values
110 size_t *pnMaxValueLen
) const;
111 // return true if the key is opened
112 bool IsOpened() const { return m_hKey
!= 0; }
113 // for "if ( !key ) wxLogError(...)" kind of expressions
114 operator bool() const { return m_dwLastError
== 0; }
116 // operations on the key itself
117 // explicitly open the key (will be automatically done by all functions
118 // which need the key to be opened if the key is not opened yet)
119 bool Open(AccessMode mode
= Write
);
120 // create the key: will fail if the key already exists and !bOkIfExists
121 bool Create(bool bOkIfExists
= true);
122 // rename a value from old name to new one
123 bool RenameValue(const wxChar
*szValueOld
, const wxChar
*szValueNew
);
125 bool Rename(const wxChar
*szNewName
);
126 // copy value to another key possibly changing its name (by default it will
128 bool CopyValue(const wxChar
*szValue
, wxRegKey
& keyDst
,
129 const wxChar
*szNewName
= NULL
);
130 // copy the entire contents of the key recursively to another location
131 bool Copy(const wxChar
*szNewName
);
132 // same as Copy() but using a key and not the name
133 bool Copy(wxRegKey
& keyDst
);
134 // close the key (will be automatically done in dtor)
137 // deleting keys/values
138 // deletes this key and all of it's subkeys/values
140 // deletes the subkey with all of it's subkeys/values recursively
141 bool DeleteKey(const wxChar
*szKey
);
142 // deletes the named value (may be NULL to remove the default value)
143 bool DeleteValue(const wxChar
*szValue
);
145 // access to values and subkeys
147 ValueType
GetValueType(const wxChar
*szValue
) const;
148 // returns true if the value contains a number (else it's some string)
149 bool IsNumericValue(const wxChar
*szValue
) const;
151 // assignment operators set the default value of the key
152 wxRegKey
& operator=(const wxString
& strValue
)
153 { SetValue(NULL
, strValue
); return *this; }
154 wxRegKey
& operator=(long lValue
)
155 { SetValue(NULL
, lValue
); return *this; }
157 // query the default value of the key: implicitly or explicitly
158 wxString
QueryDefaultValue() const;
159 operator wxString() const { return QueryDefaultValue(); }
163 // set the string value
164 bool SetValue(const wxChar
*szValue
, const wxString
& strValue
);
165 // retrieve the string value
166 bool QueryValue(const wxChar
*szValue
, wxString
& strValue
) const
167 { return QueryValue(szValue
, strValue
, false); }
168 // retrieve raw string value
169 bool QueryRawValue(const wxChar
*szValue
, wxString
& strValue
) const
170 { return QueryValue(szValue
, strValue
, true); }
171 // retrieve either raw or expanded string value
172 bool QueryValue(const wxChar
*szValue
, wxString
& strValue
, bool raw
) const;
174 // set the numeric value
175 bool SetValue(const wxChar
*szValue
, long lValue
);
176 // return the numeric value
177 bool QueryValue(const wxChar
*szValue
, long *plValue
) const;
178 // set the binary value
179 bool SetValue(const wxChar
*szValue
, const wxMemoryBuffer
& buf
);
180 // return the binary value
181 bool QueryValue(const wxChar
*szValue
, wxMemoryBuffer
& buf
) const;
183 // query existence of a key/value
184 // return true if value exists
185 bool HasValue(const wxChar
*szKey
) const;
186 // return true if given subkey exists
187 bool HasSubKey(const wxChar
*szKey
) const;
188 // return true if any subkeys exist
189 bool HasSubkeys() const;
190 // return true if any values exist
191 bool HasValues() const;
192 // return true if the key is empty (nothing under this key)
193 bool IsEmpty() const { return !HasSubkeys() && !HasValues(); }
195 // enumerate values and subkeys
196 bool GetFirstValue(wxString
& strValueName
, long& lIndex
);
197 bool GetNextValue (wxString
& strValueName
, long& lIndex
) const;
199 bool GetFirstKey (wxString
& strKeyName
, long& lIndex
);
200 bool GetNextKey (wxString
& strKeyName
, long& lIndex
) const;
202 // export the contents of this key and all its subkeys to the given file
203 // (which won't be overwritten, it's an error if it already exists)
205 // note that we export the key in REGEDIT4 format, not RegSaveKey() binary
206 // format nor newer REGEDIT5 one
207 bool Export(const wxString
& filename
) const;
209 // same as above but write to the given (opened) stream
210 bool Export(wxOutputStream
& ostr
) const;
213 // for wxRegConfig usage only: preallocate some memory for the name
214 void ReserveMemoryForName(size_t bytes
) { m_strKey
.reserve(bytes
); }
217 // common part of all ctors
220 m_hKey
= (WXHKEY
) NULL
;
224 // recursive helper for Export()
225 bool DoExport(wxOutputStream
& ostr
) const;
227 // export a single value
228 bool DoExportValue(wxOutputStream
& ostr
, const wxString
& name
) const;
230 // return the text representation (in REGEDIT4 format) of the value with the
232 wxString
FormatValue(const wxString
& name
) const;
235 WXHKEY m_hKey
, // our handle
236 m_hRootKey
; // handle of the top key (i.e. StdKey)
237 wxString m_strKey
; // key name (relative to m_hRootKey)
239 AccessMode m_mode
; // valid only if key is opened
240 long m_dwLastError
; // last error (0 if none)
243 DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxRegKey
)
246 #endif // _WX_MSW_REGISTRY_H_