RegistryKey.Name Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Win32

Assembly:: Microsoft.Win32.Registry.dll

Assembly:: mscorlib.dll

Package:: Microsoft.Win32.Registry v5.0.0

Source:: RegistryKey.cs

Important

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Retrieves the name of the key.

public:
 property System::String ^ Name { System::String ^ get(); };

public string Name { get; }

member this.Name : string

Public ReadOnly Property Name As String

Property Value

String

The absolute (qualified) name of the key.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException

The RegistryKey is closed (closed keys cannot be accessed).

Examples

This code example is part of a larger example provided for the RegistryKey class.

// Delete or close the new subkey.
Console::Write( "\nDelete newly created registry key? (Y/N) " );
if ( Char::ToUpper( Convert::ToChar( Console::Read() ) ) == 'Y' )
{
   Registry::CurrentUser->DeleteSubKeyTree( "Test9999" );
   Console::WriteLine( "\nRegistry key {0} deleted.", test9999->Name );
}
else
{
   Console::WriteLine( "\nRegistry key {0} closed.", test9999->ToString() );
   test9999->Close();
}

// Delete or close the new subkey.
Console.Write("\nDelete newly created registry key? (Y/N) ");
if(Char.ToUpper(Convert.ToChar(Console.Read())) == 'Y')
{
    Registry.CurrentUser.DeleteSubKeyTree("Test9999");
    Console.WriteLine("\nRegistry key {0} deleted.",
        test9999.Name);
}
else
{
    Console.WriteLine("\nRegistry key {0} closed.",
        test9999.ToString());
    test9999.Close();
}

' Delete or close the new subkey.
Console.Write(vbCrLf & "Delete newly created " & _
    "registry key? (Y/N) ")
If Char.ToUpper(Convert.ToChar(Console.Read())) = "Y"C Then
    Registry.CurrentUser.DeleteSubKeyTree("Test9999")
    Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & "Registry key {0} deleted.", _
        test9999.Name)
Else
    Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & "Registry key {0} closed.", _
        test9999.ToString())
    test9999.Close()
End If

Remarks

The name of the key includes the absolute path of this key in the registry, always starting at a base key, for example, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

Applies to

Product	Versions
.NET	Core 1.0, Core 1.1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Framework	1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard	2.0 (package-provided)
Windows Desktop	3.0, 3.1, 5

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