SHRegDeleteEmptyUSKeyW function (shlwapi.h)
Deletes an empty registry subkey in a user-specific subtree (HKEY_CURRENT_USER or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE).
Syntax
LSTATUS SHRegDeleteEmptyUSKeyW(
[in] HUSKEY hUSKey,
LPCWSTR pwzSubKey,
[in] SHREGDEL_FLAGS delRegFlags
);
Parameters
[in] hUSKey
Type: HUSKEY
A handle to a currently open registry subkey. The subkey must have been opened with the KEY_SET_VALUE access right. For more information, see Registry Key Security and Access Rights.
This handle can be obtained through the SHRegOpenUSKey function.
pwzSubKey
TBD
[in] delRegFlags
Type: SHREGDEL_FLAGS
One of the SHREGDEL_FLAGS that specifies from which base key the subkey will be deleted.
Return value
Type: LSTATUS
Returns ERROR_SUCCESS if successful, or a nonzero error code defined in Winerror.h otherwise. You can use the FormatMessage function with the FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM flag to retrieve a generic description of the error.
Remarks
Note
The shlwapi.h header defines SHRegDeleteEmptyUSKey as an alias that automatically selects the ANSI or Unicode version of this function based on the definition of the UNICODE preprocessor constant. Mixing usage of the encoding-neutral alias with code that is not encoding-neutral can lead to mismatches that result in compilation or runtime errors. For more information, see Conventions for Function Prototypes.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | shlwapi.h |
| Library | Shlwapi.lib |
| DLL | Shlwapi.dll (version 4.71 or later) |