1 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: 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 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
16 #pragma interface "registry.h"
19 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
20 // mutable hack (see also registry.cpp)
21 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
23 #define MUTABLE mutable
28 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
29 // types used in this module
30 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
35 #define HKEY unsigned long
39 typedef unsigned long ulong
;
41 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
42 // class wxRegKey encapsulates window HKEY handle
43 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
44 class WXDLLEXPORT wxRegKey
47 // NB: do _not_ change the values of elements in these enumerations!
49 // registry value types (with comments from winnt.h)
52 Type_None
, // No value type
53 Type_String
, // Unicode nul terminated string
55 Type_Expand_String
, // Unicode nul terminated string
56 // (with environment variable references)
57 Type_Binary
, // Free form binary
58 Type_Dword
, // 32-bit number
59 Type_Dword_little_endian
, // 32-bit number (same as Type_DWORD)
60 Type_Dword_big_endian
, // 32-bit number
61 Type_Link
, // Symbolic Link (unicode)
62 Type_Multi_String
, // Multiple Unicode strings
63 Type_Resource_list
, // Resource list in the resource map
64 Type_Full_resource_descriptor
, // Resource list in the hardware description
65 Type_Resource_requirements_list
, // ???
69 // predefined registry keys
75 HKLM
, // local machine
77 HKPD
, // performance data (@@ NT only?)
79 HKCC
, // current config
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 char *GetStdKeyName(size_t key
);
90 // get the short name of a standard key
91 static const char *GetStdKeyShortName(size_t key
);
92 // get StdKey from root HKEY
93 static StdKey
GetStdKeyFromHkey(WXHKEY hkey
);
95 // extacts 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)
102 // strKey is the full name of the key (i.e. starting with HKEY_xxx...)
103 wxRegKey(const wxString
& strKey
);
104 // strKey is the name of key under (standard key) keyParent
105 wxRegKey(StdKey keyParent
, const wxString
& strKey
);
106 // strKey is the name of key under (previously created) keyParent
107 wxRegKey(const wxRegKey
& keyParent
, const wxString
& strKey
);
111 // change key (closes the previously opened key if any)
112 // the name is absolute, i.e. should start with HKEY_xxx
113 void SetName(const wxString
& strKey
);
114 // the name is relative to the parent key
115 void SetName(StdKey keyParent
, const wxString
& strKey
);
116 // the name is relative to the parent key
117 void SetName(const wxRegKey
& keyParent
, const wxString
& strKey
);
118 // hKey should be opened and will be closed in wxRegKey dtor
119 void SetHkey(WXHKEY hKey
);
121 // get infomation about the key
122 // get the (full) key name. Abbreviate std root keys if bShortPrefix.
123 wxString
GetName(bool bShortPrefix
= TRUE
) const;
124 // return true if the key exists
126 // get the info about key (any number of these pointers may be NULL)
129 bool GetKeyInfo(size_t *pnSubKeys
, // number of subkeys
130 size_t *pnMaxKeyLen
, // max len of subkey name
131 size_t *pnValues
, // number of values
132 size_t *pnMaxValueLen
) const;
134 bool GetKeyInfo(ulong
*pnSubKeys
, // number of subkeys
135 ulong
*pnMaxKeyLen
, // max len of subkey name
136 ulong
*pnValues
, // number of values
137 ulong
*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)
148 // create the key: will fail if the key already exists and bOkIfExists
149 bool Create(bool bOkIfExists
= TRUE
);
150 // close the key (will be automatically done in dtor)
153 // deleting keys/values
154 // deletes this key and all of it's subkeys/values
156 // deletes the subkey with all of it's subkeys/values recursively
157 bool DeleteKey(const char *szKey
);
158 // deletes the named value (may be NULL to remove the default value)
159 bool DeleteValue(const char *szValue
);
161 // access to values and subkeys
163 ValueType
GetValueType(const char *szValue
);
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; }
171 // conversion operators query the default value of the key
172 operator wxString() const;
174 // set the string value
175 bool SetValue(const char *szValue
, const wxString
& strValue
);
176 // return the string value
177 bool QueryValue(const char *szValue
, wxString
& strValue
) const;
180 // set the numeric value
181 bool SetValue(const char *szValue
, long lValue
);
182 // return the numeric value
183 bool QueryValue(const char *szValue
, long *plValue
) const;
186 // query existence of a key/value
187 // return true if value exists
188 bool HasValue(const char *szKey
) const;
189 // return true if given subkey exists
190 bool HasSubKey(const char *szKey
) const;
191 // return true if any subkeys exist
192 bool HasSubkeys() const;
194 // enumerate values and subkeys
195 bool GetFirstValue(wxString
& strValueName
, long& lIndex
);
196 bool GetNextValue (wxString
& strValueName
, long& lIndex
) const;
198 bool GetFirstKey (wxString
& strKeyName
, long& lIndex
);
199 bool GetNextKey (wxString
& strKeyName
, long& lIndex
) const;
202 // no copy ctor/assignment operator
203 wxRegKey(const wxRegKey
& key
); // not implemented
204 wxRegKey
& operator=(const wxRegKey
& key
); // not implemented
206 WXHKEY m_hKey
, // our handle
207 m_hRootKey
; // handle of the top key (i.e. StdKey)
208 wxString m_strKey
; // key name (relative to m_hRootKey)
210 MUTABLE
long m_dwLastError
; // last error (0 if none)
213 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
214 // high level functions working with the registry
215 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
217 // file extensions and MIME types
218 // ------------------------------
220 // Look for and return the extension (with leading '.') which corresponds to
221 // MIME type strMimeType in pExt.
223 // Return value: true if MIME type was found, false otherwise
224 bool GetExtensionFromMimeType(wxString
*pExt
, const wxString
& strMimeType
);
226 // Look for MIME type of the given extension, return TRUE if found.
227 bool GetMimeTypeFromExtension(wxString
*pMimeType
, const wxString
& strExt
);
229 // Get file type from extension (it's not the same thing: for example, for
230 // the extension .txt the default file type is txtfile), return FALSE if not
232 bool GetFileTypeFromExtension(wxString
*pFileType
, const wxString
& strExt
);
234 // Get the default icon from file type
236 bool GetFileTypeIcon(wxIcon
*pIcon
, const wxString
& strFileType
);
238 // Get the description of files of this type
239 bool GetFileTypeDescription(wxString
*pDesc
, const wxString
& strFileType
);