RegistryKey.OpenBaseKey(RegistryHive, RegistryView) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Win32

Assembly:: Microsoft.Win32.Registry.dll

Assembly:: mscorlib.dll

Source:: RegistryKey.cs

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Opens a new RegistryKey that represents the requested key on the local machine with the specified view.

public:
 static Microsoft::Win32::RegistryKey ^ OpenBaseKey(Microsoft::Win32::RegistryHive hKey, Microsoft::Win32::RegistryView view);

public static Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey OpenBaseKey (Microsoft.Win32.RegistryHive hKey, Microsoft.Win32.RegistryView view);

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)]
public static Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey OpenBaseKey (Microsoft.Win32.RegistryHive hKey, Microsoft.Win32.RegistryView view);

static member OpenBaseKey : Microsoft.Win32.RegistryHive * Microsoft.Win32.RegistryView -> Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)>]
static member OpenBaseKey : Microsoft.Win32.RegistryHive * Microsoft.Win32.RegistryView -> Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey

Public Shared Function OpenBaseKey (hKey As RegistryHive, view As RegistryView) As RegistryKey

Parameters

hKey: RegistryHive

The HKEY to open.

view: RegistryView

The registry view to use.

Returns

RegistryKey

The requested registry key.

Attributes: ComVisibleAttribute

Exceptions

ArgumentException

hKey or view is invalid.

UnauthorizedAccessException

The user does not have the necessary registry rights.

SecurityException

The user does not have the permissions required to perform this action.

Applies to