Registry::DynData Field

.NET Framework (current version)
 
Note: This API is now obsolete.

Contains dynamic registry data. This field reads the Windows registry base key HKEY_DYN_DATA.

Namespace:   Microsoft.Win32
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

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[ObsoleteAttribute("The DynData registry key only works on Win9x, which is no longer supported by the CLR.  On NT-based operating systems, use the PerformanceData registry key instead.")]
static initonly RegistryKey^ DynData

Field Value

Type: Microsoft.Win32::RegistryKey^

Exception Condition
ObjectDisposedException

The operating system does not support dynamic data; that is, it is not Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, or Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me).

The Windows 98/Windows Me registry supports both static data (which is stored on disk in the registry) and dynamic data (which changes frequently, such as performance statistics). This dynamic data area is the mechanism that allows Virtual Device Drivers (VxDs) to provide real-time data to Win32 applications that can run remotely as well as locally. It also allows the system monitor to provide performance statistics on remote Windows 98/Windows Me systems.

VxDs are not limited to performance data. They can provide any data they want to pass from Ring 0 to Ring 3 efficiently without monopolizing the CPU. The registry supports dynamic data by storing a pointer to a function that returns a value (or many values). When a Registry call queries values associated with a dynamic key, that function is called to return the desired value or values.

System_CAPS_noteNote

Dynamic keys were introduced in Microsoft Windows 95 to handle dynamic Registry data. They are supported only in Windows 98/Windows Me.

The following example demonstrates how to retrieve the subkeys of this key, and prints their names to the screen. Use the OpenSubKey method to create an instance of the particular subkey of interest. You can then use other operations in RegistryKey to manipulate that key. Note that this example can return no results, since there might not be dynamic data available, or you might not be running Windows 98/ME. Using this key may cause an error on other systems.

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using namespace System;
using namespace Microsoft::Win32;
void PrintKeys( RegistryKey ^ rkey )
{

   // Retrieve all the subkeys for the specified key.
   array<String^>^names;
   try
   {
      names = rkey->GetSubKeyNames();
   }
   catch ( System::IO::IOException^ ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "HKEY_DYN_DATA is not available on this machine." );
      return;
   }

   int icount = 0;
   Console::WriteLine( "Subkeys of {0}", rkey->Name );
   Console::WriteLine( "-----------------------------------------------" );

   // Print the contents of the array to the console.
   System::Collections::IEnumerator^ enum0 = names->GetEnumerator();
   while ( enum0->MoveNext() )
   {
      String^ s = safe_cast<String^>(enum0->Current);
      Console::WriteLine( s );

      // The following code puts a limit on the number
      // of keys displayed.  Comment it out to print the
      // complete list.
      icount++;
      if ( icount >= 10 )
            break;
   }
}

int main()
{

   // Create a RegistryKey, which will access the HKEY_DYN_DATA
   // key in the registry of this machine.
   RegistryKey ^ rk = Registry::DynData;

   // Print out the keys.
   PrintKeys( rk );
}

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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