RegDeleteKey (Windows CE 5.0)
This function recursively deletes all subkeys of a named subkey of a specified registry key.
A remote application interface (RAPI) version of this function exists, and it is called CeRegDeleteKey (RAPI).
LONGRegDeleteKey( HKEYhKey, LPCWSTRlpSubKey );
Parameters
hKey
[in] Handle to a currently open key or one of the following predefined reserved handle values:- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- HKEY_USERS
The key specified by the lpSubKey parameter must be a subkey of the key identified by hKey.
lpSubKey
[in] Pointer to a null-terminated string specifying the name of the key to delete. This parameter cannot be NULL.
Return Values
ERROR_SUCCESS indicates success. A nonzero error code defined in Winerror.h indicates failure. To get a generic description of the error, call FormatMessage with the FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM flag set. The message resource is optional; therefore, if you call FormatMessage it could fail.
Remarks
If the function succeeds, RegDeleteKey removes the specified key from the registry. The entire key, including all of its values, is removed. An application cannot call RegDeleteKey for a key that an application currently has open.
To open the key, use the RegCreateKeyEx or RegOpenKeyEx function.
Requirements
OS Versions: Windows CE 1.0 and later.
Header: Winreg.h.
Link Library: Coredll.lib.
See Also
RegCloseKey | RegCreateKeyEx | RegOpenKeyEx
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