/// <summary>Retrieves the value associated with the specified name, in the specified registry key. If the name is not found in the specified key, returns a default value that you provide, or null if the specified key does not exist. </summary>
/// <returns>null if the subkey specified by <paramref name="keyName" /> does not exist; otherwise, the value associated with <paramref name="valueName" />, or <paramref name="defaultValue" /> if <paramref name="valueName" /> is not found.</returns>
/// <param name="keyName">The full registry path of the key, beginning with a valid registry root, such as "HKEY_CURRENT_USER".</param>
/// <param name="valueName">The name of the name/value pair.</param>
/// <param name="defaultValue">The value to return if <paramref name="valueName" /> does not exist.</param>
/// <exception cref="T:System.Security.SecurityException">The user does not have the permissions required to read from the registry key. </exception>
/// <exception cref="T:System.IO.IOException">The <see cref="T:Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey" /> that contains the specified value has been marked for deletion. </exception>
/// <exception cref="T:System.ArgumentException">
/// <paramref name="keyName" /> does not begin with a valid registry root. </exception>
/// <PermissionSet>
/// <IPermission class="System.Security.Permissions.RegistryPermission, mscorlib, Version=2.0.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" version="1" Read="\" />
/// </PermissionSet>
public static object GetValue(string keyName, string valueName, object defaultValue)
{
RegistryKey registryKey = Registry.ToKey(keyName, false);
if (registryKey == null)
{
return(defaultValue);
}
return(registryKey.GetValue(valueName, defaultValue));
}
/// <summary>Sets the name/value pair on the specified registry key, using the specified registry data type. If the specified key does not exist, it is created.</summary>
/// <param name="keyName">The full registry path of the key, beginning with a valid registry root, such as "HKEY_CURRENT_USER".</param>
/// <param name="valueName">The name of the name/value pair.</param>
/// <param name="value">The value to be stored.</param>
/// <param name="valueKind">The registry data type to use when storing the data.</param>
/// <exception cref="T:System.ArgumentNullException">
/// <paramref name="value" /> is null. </exception>
/// <exception cref="T:System.ArgumentException">
/// <paramref name="keyName" /> does not begin with a valid registry root.-or-<paramref name="keyName" /> is longer than the maximum length allowed (255 characters).-or- The type of <paramref name="value" /> did not match the registry data type specified by <paramref name="valueKind" />, therefore the data could not be converted properly. </exception>
/// <exception cref="T:System.UnauthorizedAccessException">The <see cref="T:Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey" /> is read-only, and thus cannot be written to; for example, it is a root-level node, or the key has not been opened with write access. </exception>
/// <exception cref="T:System.Security.SecurityException">The user does not have the permissions required to create or modify registry keys. </exception>
/// <PermissionSet>
/// <IPermission class="System.Security.Permissions.RegistryPermission, mscorlib, Version=2.0.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" version="1" Unrestricted="true" />
/// <IPermission class="System.Security.Permissions.SecurityPermission, mscorlib, Version=2.0.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" version="1" Flags="UnmanagedCode" />
/// </PermissionSet>
public static void SetValue(string keyName, string valueName, object value, RegistryValueKind valueKind)
{
RegistryKey registryKey = Registry.ToKey(keyName, true);
if (valueName.Length > 255)
{
throw new ArgumentException("valueName is larger than 255 characters", "valueName");
}
if (registryKey == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException("cant locate that keyName", "keyName");
}
registryKey.SetValue(valueName, value, valueKind);
}