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This function retrieves the name of an open registry key information about the key.

Syntax 

LONG CeRegGetInfo(
	__in HKEY hKey, 
	__inout PCE_REGISTRY_INFO pInfo

Parameters

hKey

[in] Handle to a currently open key or to any of the following predefined values:

  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

  • HKEY_USERS

pInfo

[in/out] Pointer to a CE_REGISTRY_INFOstructure that contains information about the registry key.

Return Value

ERROR_SUCCESS indicates success. A nonzero error code defined in Winerror.h indicates failure. To get a generic description of the error, call FormatMessage with the FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM flag set. The message resource is optional, so FormatMessagemight fail.

Remarks

The cbSizemember of the CE_REGISTRY_INFOstructure pointed to by pInfomust be set to sizeof (CE_REGISTRY_INFO)by the calling function.

If CE_REGISTRY_INFOis passed in with pszFullKeyNameset to NULL, the function still returns without error and with all other fields filled.

Requirements

Header winreg.h
Library coredll.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows Embedded CE 6.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also