RegistryProxy Class (Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices)

.NET Framework Class Library

RegistryProxy Class

Provides properties and methods for manipulating the registry.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Resources := HostProtectionResource.ExternalProcessMgmt)> _
Public Class RegistryProxy

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As RegistryProxy

[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Resources = HostProtectionResource.ExternalProcessMgmt)]
public class RegistryProxy

Visual C++

[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, Resources = HostProtectionResource::ExternalProcessMgmt)]
public ref class RegistryProxy

JScript

public class RegistryProxy

Remarks

Note:
The HostProtectionAttribute attribute applied to this type or member has the following Resources property value: Resources. The HostProtectionAttribute does not affect desktop applications (which are typically started by double-clicking an icon, typing a command, or entering a URL in a browser). For more information, see the HostProtectionAttribute class or SQL Server Programming and Host Protection Attributes.

Note:

The HostProtectionAttribute attribute applied to this type or member has the following Resources property value: Resources. The HostProtectionAttribute does not affect desktop applications (which are typically started by double-clicking an icon, typing a command, or entering a URL in a browser). For more information, see the HostProtectionAttribute class or SQL Server Programming and Host Protection Attributes.

For more detailed information, see the Visual Basic topic My.Computer.Registry Object.

To use these properties, you must have Read and Write permission from the RegistryPermissionAccess Enumeration. Any code running with full trust (under the default security policy, this is any code installed on the user's local hard drive) has the necessary permissions to access the registry. For more information, see RegistryPermission Class.

The following table lists examples of tasks involving the My.Computer.Registry object.

To	See
Create a registry key	How to: Create a Registry Key and Set Its Values in Visual Basic
Determine if a value in a registry key exists	How to: Determine if a Value Exists in a Registry Key in Visual Basic
Write data to a registry key	How to: Set Values in Registry Keys in Visual Basic
Delete a registry key	How to: Delete a Registry Key in Visual Basic
Read data from the registry	How to: Read a Value from a Registry Key in Visual Basic

Examples

This example reads the value Name from HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MyApp and displays it in a message box.

Visual Basic

Dim readValue As Object
        readValue = My.Computer.Registry.GetValue _
        ("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MyApp", "Name", Nothing)
        MsgBox("The value is " & CStr(readValue))

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices..::.RegistryProxy

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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