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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 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxOutputStream;
16
17 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
18 // class wxRegKey encapsulates window HKEY handle
19 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
20
21 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxRegKey
22 {
23 public:
24 // NB: do _not_ change the values of elements in these enumerations!
25
26 // registry value types (with comments from winnt.h)
27 enum ValueType
28 {
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 // ???
43 };
44
45 // predefined registry keys
46 enum StdKey
47 {
48 HKCR, // classes root
49 HKCU, // current user
50 HKLM, // local machine
51 HKUSR, // users
52 HKPD, // performance data (WinNT/2K only)
53 HKCC, // current config
54 HKDD, // dynamic data (Win95/98 only)
55 HKMAX
56 };
57
58 // access mode for the key
59 enum AccessMode
60 {
61 Read, // read-only
62 Write // read and write
63 };
64
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);
74
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);
78
79 // ctors
80 // root key is set to HKCR (the only root key under Win16)
81 wxRegKey();
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
89 ~wxRegKey();
90
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);
100
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
105 bool Exists() const;
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; }
115
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);
124 // rename the key
125 bool Rename(const wxChar *szNewName);
126 // copy value to another key possibly changing its name (by default it will
127 // remain the same)
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)
135 bool Close();
136
137 // deleting keys/values
138 // deletes this key and all of it's subkeys/values
139 bool DeleteSelf();
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);
144
145 // access to values and subkeys
146 // get value type
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;
150
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; }
156
157 // query the default value of the key: implicitly or explicitly
158 wxString QueryDefaultValue() const;
159 operator wxString() const { return QueryDefaultValue(); }
160
161 // named values
162
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;
173
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;
182
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(); }
194
195 // enumerate values and subkeys
196 bool GetFirstValue(wxString& strValueName, long& lIndex);
197 bool GetNextValue (wxString& strValueName, long& lIndex) const;
198
199 bool GetFirstKey (wxString& strKeyName , long& lIndex);
200 bool GetNextKey (wxString& strKeyName , long& lIndex) const;
201
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)
204 //
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;
208
209 // same as above but write to the given (opened) stream
210 bool Export(wxOutputStream& ostr) const;
211
212
213 // for wxRegConfig usage only: preallocate some memory for the name
214 void ReserveMemoryForName(size_t bytes) { m_strKey.reserve(bytes); }
215
216 private:
217 // common part of all ctors
218 void Init()
219 {
220 m_hKey = (WXHKEY) NULL;
221 m_dwLastError = 0;
222 }
223
224 // recursive helper for Export()
225 bool DoExport(wxOutputStream& ostr) const;
226
227 // export a single value
228 bool DoExportValue(wxOutputStream& ostr, const wxString& name) const;
229
230 // return the text representation (in REGEDIT4 format) of the value with the
231 // given name
232 wxString FormatValue(const wxString& name) const;
233
234
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)
238
239 AccessMode m_mode; // valid only if key is opened
240 long m_dwLastError; // last error (0 if none)
241
242
243 DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxRegKey)
244 };
245
246 #endif // _WX_MSW_REGISTRY_H_
247