@onlyfor{wxmsw}
- @library{wxbase}
- @category{misc}
-
@b Example:
@code
key->GetNextKey(key_name, 1);
}
@endcode
+
+
+ @library{wxbase}
+ @category{cfg}
*/
class wxRegKey
{
*/
wxRegKey(const wxString& strKey);
/**
- The constructor to set the full name of the key using one of the
+ The constructor to set the full name of the key using one of the
standard keys, that is, HKCR, HKCU, HKLM, HKUSR, HKPD, HKCC or HKDD.
*/
wxRegKey(StdKey keyParent, const wxString& strKey);
Write ///< Read and Write
};
- /**
+ /**
The standard registry key enumerator.
*/
enum StdKey
Type_Multi_String, ///< Multiple Unicode strings
Type_Resource_list, ///< Resource list in the resource map
Type_Full_resource_descriptor, ///< Resource list in the hardware description
- Type_Resource_requirements_list ///<
+ Type_Resource_requirements_list ///<
};
/**
/**
Copy the entire contents of the key recursively to another location
- using the name.
+ using the name. Returns @true if successful.
*/
bool Copy(const wxString& szNewName);
/**
Copy the entire contents of the key recursively to another location
- using the key.
+ using the key. Returns @true if successful.
*/
bool Copy(wxRegKey& keyDst);
-
+
/**
Copy the value to another key, possibly changing its name. By default
- it will remain the same.
+ it will remain the same. Returns @true if successful.
*/
- bool CopyValue(const wxString& szValue, wxRegKey& keyDst,
+ bool CopyValue(const wxString& szValue, wxRegKey& keyDst,
const wxString& szNewName = wxEmptyString);
/**
- Creates the key. Will fail if the key already exists and @a bOkIfExists is
- @false.
+ Creates the key. Will fail if the key already exists and @a bOkIfExists
+ is @false. Returns @true if successful.
*/
bool Create(bool bOkIfExists = true);
/**
- Deletes the subkey with all of its subkeys/values recursively.
+ Deletes the subkey with all its subkeys and values recursively.
*/
void DeleteKey(const wxString& szKey);
/**
- Deletes this key and all of its subkeys and values recursively.
+ Deletes this key and all its subkeys and values recursively.
*/
void DeleteSelf();
/**
- Deletes the named value.
+ Deletes the named value or use an empty string argument to remove the
+ default value of the key.
*/
void DeleteValue(const wxString& szKey);
Write the contents of this key and all its subkeys to the given file.
(The file will not be overwritten; it's an error if it already exists.)
Note that we export the key in REGEDIT4 format, not RegSaveKey() binary
- format nor the newer REGEDIT5.
+ format nor the newer REGEDIT5. Returns @true if successful.
*/
bool Export(const wxString& filename) const;
/**
Write the contents of this key and all its subkeys to the opened stream.
+ Returns @true if successful.
*/
bool Export(wxOutputStream& ostr) const;
-
+
/**
- Gets the first key.
+ Gets the first key. Returns @true if successful.
*/
bool GetFirstKey(wxString& strKeyName, long& lIndex);
/**
- Gets the first value of this key.
+ Gets the first value of this key. Returns @true if successful.
*/
bool GetFirstValue(wxString& strValueName, long& lIndex);
/**
- Gets information about the key.
+ Gets information about the key. Returns @true if successful.
@param pnSubKeys
The number of subkeys.
wxString GetName(bool bShortPrefix = true) const;
/**
- Gets the next key.
+ Gets the next key. Returns @true if successful.
*/
bool GetNextKey(wxString& strKeyName, long& lIndex) const;
/**
- Gets the next key value for this key.
+ Gets the next key value for this key. Returns @true if successful.
*/
bool GetNextValue(wxString& strValueName, long& lIndex) const;
Gets the value type.
*/
ValueType GetValueType(const wxString& szValue) const;
-
+
/**
Returns @true if given subkey exists.
*/
bool IsEmpty() const;
/**
- Returns true if the value contains a number.
+ Returns @true if the value contains a number.
*/
bool IsNumericValue(const wxString& szValue) const;
bool IsOpened() const;
/**
- Explicitly opens the key. This method also allows the key to be opened in
- read-only mode by passing wxRegKey::Read instead of default
- wxRegKey::Write parameter.
+ Explicitly opens the key. This method also allows the key to be opened
+ in read-only mode by passing wxRegKey::Read instead of default
+ wxRegKey::Write parameter. Returns @true if successful.
*/
bool Open(AccessMode mode = Write);
+ /**
+ Assignment operator to set the default value of the key.
+ */
+ wxRegKey& operator=(const wxString& strValue);
+
/**
Return the default value of the key.
*/
wxString QueryDefaultValue() const;
/**
- Retrieves the raw string value.
+ Retrieves the raw string value. Returns @true if successful.
+ An empty @a szValue queries the default/unnamed key value.
*/
bool QueryRawValue(const wxString& szValue, wxString& strValue) const;
/**
- Retrieves the raw or expanded string value.
+ Retrieves the raw or expanded string value. Returns @true if successful.
+ An empty @a szValue queries the default/unnamed key value.
*/
bool QueryValue(const wxString& szValue, wxString& strValue, bool raw) const;
/**
- Retrieves the numeric value.
+ Retrieves the numeric value. Returns @true if successful.
+ An empty @a szValue queries the default/unnamed key value.
*/
bool QueryValue(const wxString& szValue, long* plValue) const;
/**
- Retrieves the binary structure.
+ Retrieves the binary structure. Returns @true if successful.
+ An empty @a szValue queries the default/unnamed key value.
*/
bool QueryValue(const wxString& szValue, wxMemoryBuffer& buf) const;
/**
- Renames the key.
+ Renames the key. Returns @true if successful.
*/
bool Rename(const wxString& szNewName);
/**
- Renames a value.
+ Renames a value. Returns @true if successful.
*/
bool RenameValue(const wxString& szValueOld,
const wxString& szValueNew);
/**
Preallocate some memory for the name. For wxRegConfig usage only.
*/
- void ReserveMemoryForName(size_t bytes);
+ void ReserveMemoryForName(size_t bytes);
/**
Set or change the HKEY handle.
*/
void SetHkey(WXHKEY hKey);
-
+
/**
Set the full key name. The name is absolute. It should start with
HKEY_xxx.
Set the name relative to the parent key
*/
void SetName(const wxRegKey& keyParent, const wxString& strKey);
-
+
/**
- Sets the given @a szValue which must be numeric.
- If the value doesn't exist, it is created.
+ Sets the given @a szValue which must be numeric. If the value doesn't
+ exist, it is created. Returns @true if successful.
+ An empty @a szValue sets the default/unnamed key value.
*/
bool SetValue(const wxString& szValue, long lValue);
/**
- Sets the given @a szValue which must be string.
- If the value doesn't exist, it is created.
+ Sets the given @a szValue which must be string. If the value doesn't
+ exist, it is created. Returns @true if successful.
+ An empty @a szValue sets the default/unnamed key value.
*/
bool SetValue(const wxString& szValue, const wxString& strValue);
/**
- Sets the given @a szValue which must be binary.
- If the value doesn't exist, it is created.
+ Sets the given @a szValue which must be binary. If the value doesn't
+ exist, it is created. Returns @true if successful.
+ An empty @a szValue sets the default/unnamed key value.
*/
bool SetValue(const wxString& szValue, const wxMemoryBuffer& buf);
};