SHQueryInfoKeyW function (shlwapi.h)
Retrieves information about a specified registry key.
Syntax
LSTATUS SHQueryInfoKeyW(
[in] HKEY hkey,
[out, optional] LPDWORD pcSubKeys,
[out, optional] LPDWORD pcchMaxSubKeyLen,
[out, optional] LPDWORD pcValues,
[out, optional] LPDWORD pcchMaxValueNameLen
);
Parameters
[in] hkey
Type: HKEY
A handle to the currently open key, or any of the following predefined values.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA
HKEY_USERS
[out, optional] pcSubKeys
Type: LPDWORD
The address of a DWORD that receives the number of subkeys under the specified key.
[out, optional] pcchMaxSubKeyLen
Type: LPDWORD
The address of a DWORD that receives the number of characters in the name of the subkey with the largest name.
[out, optional] pcValues
Type: LPDWORD
The address of a DWORD that receives the number of values under the specified key.
[out, optional] pcchMaxValueNameLen
Type: LPDWORD
The address of a DWORD that receives the number of characters in the name of the value with the largest name.
Return value
Type: LSTATUS
Returns ERROR_SUCCESS if successful, or a nonzero error code defined in Winerror.h otherwise. You can use the FormatMessage function with the FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM flag to retrieve a textual description of the error.
Remarks
Note
The shlwapi.h header defines SHQueryInfoKey as an alias which automatically selects the ANSI or Unicode version of this function based on the definition of the UNICODE preprocessor constant. Mixing usage of the encoding-neutral alias with code that not encoding-neutral can lead to mismatches that result in compilation or runtime errors. For more information, see Conventions for Function Prototypes.
Requirements
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP [desktop apps only] |
Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
Target Platform | Windows |
Header | shlwapi.h |
Library | Shlwapi.lib |
DLL | Shlwapi.dll (version 4.71 or later) |