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 // information about standard (predefined) registry keys
70 // number of standard keys
71 static const size_t nStdKeys
;
72 // get the name of a standard key
73 static const wxChar
*GetStdKeyName(size_t key
);
74 // get the short name of a standard key
75 static const wxChar
*GetStdKeyShortName(size_t key
);
76 // get StdKey from root HKEY
77 static StdKey
GetStdKeyFromHkey(WXHKEY hkey
);
79 // extacts the std key prefix from the string (return value) and
80 // leaves only the part after it (i.e. modifies the string passed!)
81 static StdKey
ExtractKeyName(wxString
& str
);
84 // root key is set to HKCR (the only root key under Win16)
86 // strKey is the full name of the key (i.e. starting with HKEY_xxx...)
87 wxRegKey(const wxString
& strKey
);
88 // strKey is the name of key under (standard key) keyParent
89 wxRegKey(StdKey keyParent
, const wxString
& strKey
);
90 // strKey is the name of key under (previously created) keyParent
91 wxRegKey(const wxRegKey
& keyParent
, const wxString
& strKey
);
92 // dtor closes the key
95 // change key (closes the previously opened key if any)
96 // the name is absolute, i.e. should start with HKEY_xxx
97 void SetName(const wxString
& strKey
);
98 // the name is relative to the parent key
99 void SetName(StdKey keyParent
, const wxString
& strKey
);
100 // the name is relative to the parent key
101 void SetName(const wxRegKey
& keyParent
, const wxString
& strKey
);
102 // hKey should be opened and will be closed in wxRegKey dtor
103 void SetHkey(WXHKEY hKey
);
105 // get infomation about the key
106 // get the (full) key name. Abbreviate std root keys if bShortPrefix.
107 wxString
GetName(bool bShortPrefix
= true) const;
108 // return true if the key exists
110 // get the info about key (any number of these pointers may be NULL)
111 bool GetKeyInfo(size_t *pnSubKeys
, // number of subkeys
112 size_t *pnMaxKeyLen
, // max len of subkey name
113 size_t *pnValues
, // number of values
114 size_t *pnMaxValueLen
) const;
115 // return true if the key is opened
116 bool IsOpened() const { return m_hKey
!= 0; }
117 // for "if ( !key ) wxLogError(...)" kind of expressions
118 operator bool() const { return m_dwLastError
== 0; }
120 // operations on the key itself
121 // explicitly open the key (will be automatically done by all functions
122 // which need the key to be opened if the key is not opened yet)
123 bool Open(AccessMode mode
= Write
);
124 // create the key: will fail if the key already exists and !bOkIfExists
125 bool Create(bool bOkIfExists
= true);
126 // rename a value from old name to new one
127 bool RenameValue(const wxString
& szValueOld
, const wxString
& szValueNew
);
129 bool Rename(const wxString
& szNewName
);
130 // copy value to another key possibly changing its name (by default it will
132 bool CopyValue(const wxString
& szValue
, wxRegKey
& keyDst
,
133 const wxString
& szNewName
= wxEmptyString
);
135 // copy the entire contents of the key recursively to another location
136 bool Copy(const wxString
& 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 wxString
& szKey
);
147 // deletes the named value (may be empty string to remove the default value)
148 bool DeleteValue(const wxString
& szValue
);
150 // access to values and subkeys
152 ValueType
GetValueType(const wxString
& szValue
) const;
153 // returns true if the value contains a number (else it's some string)
154 bool IsNumericValue(const wxString
& szValue
) const;
156 // assignment operators set the default value of the key
157 wxRegKey
& operator=(const wxString
& strValue
)
158 { SetValue(wxEmptyString
, strValue
); return *this; }
160 // query the default value of the key: implicitly or explicitly
161 wxString
QueryDefaultValue() const;
162 operator wxString() const { return QueryDefaultValue(); }
166 // set the string value
167 bool SetValue(const wxString
& szValue
, const wxString
& strValue
);
168 // retrieve the string value
169 bool QueryValue(const wxString
& szValue
, wxString
& strValue
) const
170 { return QueryValue(szValue
, strValue
, false); }
171 // retrieve raw string value
172 bool QueryRawValue(const wxString
& szValue
, wxString
& strValue
) const
173 { return QueryValue(szValue
, strValue
, true); }
174 // retrieve either raw or expanded string value
175 bool QueryValue(const wxString
& szValue
, wxString
& strValue
, bool raw
) const;
177 // set the numeric value
178 bool SetValue(const wxString
& szValue
, long lValue
);
179 // return the numeric value
180 bool QueryValue(const wxString
& szValue
, long *plValue
) const;
181 // set the binary value
182 bool SetValue(const wxString
& szValue
, const wxMemoryBuffer
& buf
);
183 // return the binary value
184 bool QueryValue(const wxString
& szValue
, wxMemoryBuffer
& buf
) const;
186 // query existence of a key/value
187 // return true if value exists
188 bool HasValue(const wxString
& szKey
) const;
189 // return true if given subkey exists
190 bool HasSubKey(const wxString
& szKey
) const;
191 // return true if any subkeys exist
192 bool HasSubkeys() const;
193 // return true if any values exist
194 bool HasValues() const;
195 // return true if the key is empty (nothing under this key)
196 bool IsEmpty() const { return !HasSubkeys() && !HasValues(); }
198 // enumerate values and subkeys
199 bool GetFirstValue(wxString
& strValueName
, long& lIndex
);
200 bool GetNextValue (wxString
& strValueName
, long& lIndex
) const;
202 bool GetFirstKey (wxString
& strKeyName
, long& lIndex
);
203 bool GetNextKey (wxString
& strKeyName
, long& lIndex
) const;
205 // export the contents of this key and all its subkeys to the given file
206 // (which won't be overwritten, it's an error if it already exists)
208 // note that we export the key in REGEDIT4 format, not RegSaveKey() binary
209 // format nor newer REGEDIT5 one
210 bool Export(const wxString
& filename
) const;
212 // same as above but write to the given (opened) stream
213 bool Export(wxOutputStream
& ostr
) const;
216 // for wxRegConfig usage only: preallocate some memory for the name
217 void ReserveMemoryForName(size_t bytes
) { m_strKey
.reserve(bytes
); }
220 // common part of all ctors
223 m_hKey
= (WXHKEY
) NULL
;
227 // recursive helper for Export()
228 bool DoExport(wxOutputStream
& ostr
) const;
230 // export a single value
231 bool DoExportValue(wxOutputStream
& ostr
, const wxString
& name
) const;
233 // return the text representation (in REGEDIT4 format) of the value with the
235 wxString
FormatValue(const wxString
& name
) const;
238 WXHKEY m_hKey
, // our handle
239 m_hRootKey
; // handle of the top key (i.e. StdKey)
240 wxString m_strKey
; // key name (relative to m_hRootKey)
242 AccessMode m_mode
; // valid only if key is opened
243 long m_dwLastError
; // last error (0 if none)
246 wxDECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxRegKey
);
249 #endif // wxUSE_REGKEY
251 #endif // _WX_MSW_REGISTRY_H_