Platform SDK: Windows System Information |
The RegEnumValue function enumerates the values for the specified open registry key. The function copies one indexed value name and data block for the key each time it is called.
LONG RegEnumValue( HKEY hKey, // handle to key to query DWORD dwIndex, // index of value to query LPTSTR lpValueName, // value buffer LPDWORD lpcValueName, // size of value buffer LPDWORD lpReserved, // reserved LPDWORD lpType, // type buffer LPBYTE lpData, // data buffer LPDWORD lpcbData // size of data buffer );
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKEY_USERS
Windows NT/2000/XP: HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA
Windows 95/98/Me: HKEY_DYN_DATA
The enumerated values are associated with the key identified by hKey.
Because values are not ordered, any new value will have an arbitrary index. This means that the function may return values in any order.
If the function succeeds, the return value is ERROR_SUCCESS.
If the function fails, the return value is a nonzero error code defined in Winerror.h. You can use the
To enumerate values, an application should initially call the RegEnumValue function with the dwIndex parameter set to zero. The application should then increment dwIndex and call the RegEnumValue function until there are no more values (until the function returns ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS).
The application can also set dwIndex to the index of the last value on the first call to the function and decrement the index until the value with index 0 is enumerated. To retrieve the index of the last value, use the RegQueryInfoKey function.
While using RegEnumValue, an application should not call any registration functions that might change the key being queried.
The key identified by the hKey parameter must have been opened with KEY_QUERY_VALUE access. To open the key, use the RegCreateKeyEx or RegOpenKeyEx function.
To determine the maximum size of the name and data buffers, use the RegQueryInfoKey function.
Windows 95/98/Me: No registry subkey or value name may exceed 255 characters.
Windows 95/98/Me: RegEnumValueW is supported by the Microsoft Layer for Unicode. To use this, you must add certain files to your application, as outlined in
For an example, see Using the Registry.
Windows NT/2000/XP: Included in Windows NT 3.1 and later.
Windows 95/98/Me: Included in Windows 95 and later.
Header: Declared in Winreg.h; include Windows.h.
Library: Use Advapi32.lib.
Unicode: Implemented as Unicode and ANSI versions on Windows NT/2000/XP. Also supported by Microsoft Layer for Unicode.
Registry Overview, Registry Functions, RegCreateKeyEx, RegEnumKeyEx, RegOpenKeyEx, RegQueryInfoKey
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