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1 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: wx/msw/registry.h
3 // Purpose: Registry classes and functions
4 // Author: Vadim Zeitlin
5 // Modified by:
6 // Created: 03.04.1998
7 // RCS-ID: $Id$
8 // Copyright: (c) 1998 Vadim Zeitlin <zeitlin@dptmaths.ens-cachan.fr>
9 // Licence: wxWindows licence
10 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
11
12 #ifndef _WX_MSW_REGISTRY_H_
13 #define _WX_MSW_REGISTRY_H_
14
15 #include "wx/defs.h"
16
17 #if wxUSE_REGKEY
18
19 class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxOutputStream;
20
21 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
22 // class wxRegKey encapsulates window HKEY handle
23 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
24
25 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxRegKey
26 {
27 public:
28 // NB: do _not_ change the values of elements in these enumerations!
29
30 // registry value types (with comments from winnt.h)
31 enum ValueType
32 {
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 // ???
47 };
48
49 // predefined registry keys
50 enum StdKey
51 {
52 HKCR, // classes root
53 HKCU, // current user
54 HKLM, // local machine
55 HKUSR, // users
56 HKPD, // performance data (WinNT/2K only)
57 HKCC, // current config
58 HKDD, // dynamic data (Win95/98 only)
59 HKMAX
60 };
61
62 // access mode for the key
63 enum AccessMode
64 {
65 Read, // read-only
66 Write // read and write
67 };
68
69 // Different registry views supported under WOW64.
70 enum WOW64ViewMode
71 {
72 // 32 bit registry for 32 bit applications, 64 bit registry
73 // for 64 bit ones.
74 WOW64ViewMode_Default,
75
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.
78 WOW64ViewMode_32,
79
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.
82 WOW64ViewMode_64
83 };
84
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);
94
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);
98
99 // ctors
100 // root key is set to HKCR (the only root key under Win16)
101 wxRegKey(WOW64ViewMode viewMode = WOW64ViewMode_Default);
102
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);
106
107 // strKey is the name of key under (standard key) keyParent
108 wxRegKey(StdKey keyParent,
109 const wxString& strKey,
110 WOW64ViewMode viewMode = WOW64ViewMode_Default);
111
112 // strKey is the name of key under (previously created) keyParent
113 wxRegKey(const wxRegKey& keyParent, const wxString& strKey);
114 // dtor closes the key
115 ~wxRegKey();
116
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);
126
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
133 bool Exists() const;
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; }
143
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);
152 // rename the key
153 bool Rename(const wxString& szNewName);
154 // copy value to another key possibly changing its name (by default it will
155 // remain the same)
156 bool CopyValue(const wxString& szValue, wxRegKey& keyDst,
157 const wxString& szNewName = wxEmptyString);
158
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)
164 bool Close();
165
166 // deleting keys/values
167 // deletes this key and all of it's subkeys/values
168 bool DeleteSelf();
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);
173
174 // access to values and subkeys
175 // get value type
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;
179
180 // assignment operators set the default value of the key
181 wxRegKey& operator=(const wxString& strValue)
182 { SetValue(wxEmptyString, strValue); return *this; }
183
184 // query the default value of the key: implicitly or explicitly
185 wxString QueryDefaultValue() const;
186 operator wxString() const { return QueryDefaultValue(); }
187
188 // named values
189
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;
200
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;
209
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(); }
221
222 // enumerate values and subkeys
223 bool GetFirstValue(wxString& strValueName, long& lIndex);
224 bool GetNextValue (wxString& strValueName, long& lIndex) const;
225
226 bool GetFirstKey (wxString& strKeyName , long& lIndex);
227 bool GetNextKey (wxString& strKeyName , long& lIndex) const;
228
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)
231 //
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;
235
236 // same as above but write to the given (opened) stream
237 bool Export(wxOutputStream& ostr) const;
238
239
240 // for wxRegConfig usage only: preallocate some memory for the name
241 void ReserveMemoryForName(size_t bytes) { m_strKey.reserve(bytes); }
242
243 private:
244 // common part of all ctors
245 void Init()
246 {
247 m_hKey = (WXHKEY) NULL;
248 m_dwLastError = 0;
249 }
250
251 // recursive helper for Export()
252 bool DoExport(wxOutputStream& ostr) const;
253
254 // export a single value
255 bool DoExportValue(wxOutputStream& ostr, const wxString& name) const;
256
257 // return the text representation (in REGEDIT4 format) of the value with the
258 // given name
259 wxString FormatValue(const wxString& name) const;
260
261
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)
268
269
270 wxDECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxRegKey);
271 };
272
273 #endif // wxUSE_REGKEY
274
275 #endif // _WX_MSW_REGISTRY_H_
276