/// <summary>
/// Renames the specified sub key
/// </summary>
/// <param name="registryKey">The parent registry key</param>
/// <param name="subKeyName">The name of the sub key to rename</param>
/// <param name="newSubKeyName">The new name of the key</param>
public static void MoveSubKey(this RegistryKey registryKey, string subKeyName, string newSubKeyName)
{
// Make sure the new name doesn't exist
if (RegistryHelpers.KeyExists(RegistryHelpers.CombinePaths(registryKey.Name, newSubKeyName), registryKey.View))
{
throw new Exception($"The key {newSubKeyName} already exists");
}
// Make sure the original key exists
if (!RegistryHelpers.KeyExists(RegistryHelpers.CombinePaths(registryKey.Name, subKeyName), registryKey.View))
{
throw new Exception($"The key {subKeyName} does not exist");
}
try
{
// Copy the key
registryKey.CopySubKey(subKeyName, newSubKeyName);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Delete copied key
registryKey.DeleteSubKeyTree(newSubKeyName, false);
throw new Exception("Failed to copy sub key tree. Operation failed.", ex);
}
try
{
// Delete the old key
registryKey.DeleteSubKeyTree(subKeyName);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
throw new Exception("Failed to fully delete old key", ex);
}
}
