Core Function RegValueExists

Revision as of 12:37, 14 June 2015

RegValueExists( <key>, <value> )

Description

Check if a key value in the registry.

Parameters

key

The registry key to read.

key

The registry value to check for.

type

Type of key to write:

"REG_DWORD"              Int32
"REG_QWORD"              Int64
"REG_SZ"                 String
"REG_EXPAND_SZ"          Expandable Stgring
"REG_MULTI_SZ"           Array of strings
"REG_BINARY"             Binary data

Return Value

Success: Returns true.

Failure: Returns false.

Remarks

A registry key must start with:

"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" or "HKLM"

"HKEY_USERS" or "HKU"

"HKEY_CURRENT_USER" or "HKCU"

"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT" or "HKCR"

"HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG" or "HKCC"

Example

if(RegValueExists(@"HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run", @"AdobeBridge"))
{
	println("It does exist");
}
else
{
	println("It does not exist");
}