setRootKey
Changes the root key being accessed.
Method of
WinReg object
Syntax
void setRootKey ( int key );
Parameters
The method has the following parameter:
-
key - An integer representing a root key in the registry.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
The setRootKey changes the root key.
When you create a WinReg object, it is set to access keys under the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT portion of the registry. If you want to access keys in another portion, you must use this method to change the root key.
On 16-bit Windows platforms, HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT is the only valid value and this method does nothing.
These root keys are represented as fields of the WinReg object. The values you can use are:
-
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT -
HKEY_CURRENT_USER -
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -
HKEY_USERS
Example
To use the HKEY_USERS section, use these statements:
winreg = getWinRegistry(); winreg.setRootKey(winreg.HKEY_USERS);