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SHRegGetIntW function (shlwapi.h)

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Reads a numeric string value from the registry and converts it to an integer.

Syntax

int SHRegGetIntW(
  [in] HKEY   hk,
  [in] PCWSTR pwzKey,
  [in] int    iDefault
);

Parameters

[in] hk

Type: HKEY

A handle to the registry key that specifies the value to be read.

[in] pwzKey

Type: LPCWSTR

A pointer to a string value that specifies the name of the value to be read. The string must be null-terminated.

[in] iDefault

Type: int

An int that specifies the value returned if the registry value cannot be retrieved successfully.

Return value

Type: int

Returns the converted string as an int, or the default value specified by nDefault.

Remarks

Prior to Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3), Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1), and Windows XP, SHRegGetIntW was not exported by name. On those systems you must load it directly from Shlwapi.dll as ordinal 280.

This function is only available in a Unicode version. ANSI is not supported.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header shlwapi.h
Library Shlwapi.lib
DLL Shlwapi.dll