winstl/registry/reg_value.hpp

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/* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * File:        winstl/registry/reg_value.hpp
 *
 * Purpose:     Contains the basic_reg_value class template, and multibyte
 *              and wide string specialisations thereof.
 *
 * Notes:       The original implementation of the class had the const_iterator
 *              and value_type as nested classes. Unfortunately, Visual C++ 5 &
 *              6 both had either compilation or linking problems so these are
 *              regretably now implemented as independent classes.
 *
 * Created:     19th January 2002
 * Updated:     10th August 2009
 *
 * Thanks:      To Diego Chanoux for spotting a defect in the value_sz() method.
 *
 *              To Austin Ziegler for the value_multi_sz() method, and for
 *              fixes to defects evident on x64.
 *
 *              To Sam Fisher for spotting the defect in the value_sz() and
 *              value_multi_sz() methods when accessing a zero-size value that
 *              has one or more non-zero-sized peer values. Ouch!
 *
 * Home:        http://stlsoft.org/
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2002-2009, Matthew Wilson and Synesis Software
 * All rights reserved.
 *
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 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 *
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 *
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#ifndef WINSTL_INCL_WINSTL_REGISTRY_HPP_REG_VALUE
#define WINSTL_INCL_WINSTL_REGISTRY_HPP_REG_VALUE

#ifndef STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION
# define WINSTL_VER_WINSTL_REGISTRY_HPP_REG_VALUE_MAJOR     3
# define WINSTL_VER_WINSTL_REGISTRY_HPP_REG_VALUE_MINOR     4
# define WINSTL_VER_WINSTL_REGISTRY_HPP_REG_VALUE_REVISION  6
# define WINSTL_VER_WINSTL_REGISTRY_HPP_REG_VALUE_EDIT      107
#endif /* !STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION */

/* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * Includes
 */

#ifndef WINSTL_INCL_WINSTL_H_WINSTL
# include <winstl/winstl.h>
#endif /* !WINSTL_INCL_WINSTL_H_WINSTL */
#ifndef WINSTL_INCL_WINSTL_REGISTRY_HPP_REGFWD
# include <winstl/registry/regfwd.hpp>
#endif /* !WINSTL_INCL_WINSTL_REGISTRY_HPP_REGFWD */
#ifndef WINSTL_INCL_WINSTL_REGISTRY_UTIL_HPP_DEFS
# include <winstl/registry/util/defs.hpp>
#endif /* !WINSTL_INCL_WINSTL_REGISTRY_UTIL_HPP_DEFS */
#ifndef WINSTL_INCL_WINSTL_REGISTRY_HPP_REG_TRAITS
# include <winstl/registry/reg_traits.hpp>
#endif /* !WINSTL_INCL_WINSTL_REGISTRY_HPP_REG_TRAITS */
#ifndef WINSTL_INCL_WINSTL_REGISTRY_ERROR_HPP_EXCEPTIONS
# include <winstl/registry/error/exceptions.hpp>
#endif /* !WINSTL_INCL_WINSTL_REGISTRY_ERROR_HPP_EXCEPTIONS */
#ifndef WINSTL_INCL_WINSTL_MEMORY_HPP_PROCESSHEAP_ALLOCATOR
# include <winstl/memory/processheap_allocator.hpp>
#endif /* !WINSTL_INCL_WINSTL_MEMORY_HPP_PROCESSHEAP_ALLOCATOR */
#ifndef STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_MEMORY_HPP_AUTO_BUFFER
# include <stlsoft/memory/auto_buffer.hpp>
#endif /* !STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_MEMORY_HPP_AUTO_BUFFER */
#ifndef STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_UTIL_STD_HPP_ITERATOR_HELPER
# include <stlsoft/util/std/iterator_helper.hpp>
#endif /* !STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_UTIL_STD_HPP_ITERATOR_HELPER */
#ifndef STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_COLLECTIONS_UTIL_HPP_COLLECTIONS
# include <stlsoft/collections/util/collections.hpp>
#endif /* !STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_COLLECTIONS_UTIL_HPP_COLLECTIONS */

#ifndef STLSOFT_INCL_ALGORITHM
# define STLSOFT_INCL_ALGORITHM
# include <algorithm>
#endif /* !STLSOFT_INCL_ALGORITHM */
#ifndef WINSTL_REG_VALUE_NO_MULTI_SZ
# ifndef STLSOFT_INCL_VECTOR
#  define STLSOFT_INCL_VECTOR
#  include <vector>
# endif /* !STLSOFT_INCL_VECTOR */
#endif /* !WINSTL_REG_VALUE_NO_MULTI_SZ */

#ifndef STLSOFT_UNITTEST
# include <winstl/registry/reg_key.hpp>
#endif /* !STLSOFT_UNITTEST */

/* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * Namespace
 */

#ifndef _WINSTL_NO_NAMESPACE
# if defined(_STLSOFT_NO_NAMESPACE) || \
     defined(STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION)
/* There is no stlsoft namespace, so must define ::winstl */
namespace winstl
{
# else
/* Define stlsoft::winstl_project */

namespace stlsoft
{

namespace winstl_project
{

# endif /* _STLSOFT_NO_NAMESPACE */
#endif /* !_WINSTL_NO_NAMESPACE */

/* ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// */

template<ss_typename_param_k A>
class reg_blob
    : protected A
    , public stlsoft_ns_qual(stl_collection_tag)
{
    typedef stlsoft_ns_qual(auto_buffer_old)<   ws_byte_t
                                            ,   processheap_allocator<ws_byte_t>
                                            ,   CCH_REG_API_AUTO_BUFFER
                                            >               buffer_type;
public:
    typedef A                                               allocator_type;
    typedef reg_blob<A>                                     class_type;
    typedef ws_byte_t                                       value_type;
    typedef value_type const&                               const_reference;
    typedef value_type const*                               const_pointer;
    typedef value_type const*                               const_iterator;
    typedef ws_size_t                                       size_type;
    typedef ws_ptrdiff_t                                    difference_type;
#if defined(STLSOFT_LF_BIDIRECTIONAL_ITERATOR_SUPPORT)
    typedef const_reverse_iterator_base <   const_iterator
                                        ,   value_type const
                                        ,   const_reference
                                        ,   const_pointer
                                        ,   difference_type
                                        >                   const_reverse_iterator;
#endif /* STLSOFT_LF_BIDIRECTIONAL_ITERATOR_SUPPORT */

public:
    reg_blob();
    reg_blob(value_type const* data, size_type n);
    reg_blob(class_type const& rhs);
    ~reg_blob() stlsoft_throw_0();

public:
    size_type       size() const;
    const_pointer   data() const;

public:
    const_iterator  begin() const;
    const_iterator  end() const;

#if defined(STLSOFT_LF_BIDIRECTIONAL_ITERATOR_SUPPORT)
    const_reverse_iterator  rbegin() const;
    const_reverse_iterator  rend() const;
#endif /* STLSOFT_LF_BIDIRECTIONAL_ITERATOR_SUPPORT */

private:
    buffer_type m_buffer;

private:
    reg_blob& operator =(class_type const& rhs);
};

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_CLASS_DEFAULT_CLASS_ARGUMENT_SUPPORT
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T = reg_traits<C>
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A = processheap_allocator<C>
#else /* ? STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_CLASS_DEFAULT_CLASS_ARGUMENT_SUPPORT */
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T /* = reg_traits<C> */
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A /* = processheap_allocator<C> */
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_CLASS_DEFAULT_CLASS_ARGUMENT_SUPPORT */
        >
class basic_reg_value
{
public:
    typedef C                                                           char_type;
    typedef T                                                           traits_type;
    typedef A                                                           allocator_type;
    typedef basic_reg_value<C, T, A>                                    class_type;
    typedef ss_typename_type_k traits_type::size_type                   size_type;
    typedef ss_typename_type_k traits_type::string_type                 string_type;
#ifndef WINSTL_REG_VALUE_NO_MULTI_SZ
    typedef stlsoft_ns_qual_std(vector)<string_type>                    strings_type;
#endif /* !WINSTL_REG_VALUE_NO_MULTI_SZ */
#if defined(STLSOFT_CF_THROW_BAD_ALLOC) && \
    defined(STLSOFT_COMPILER_IS_MSVC) && \
    _MSC_VER == 1100
    /* WSCB: VC5 has an internal compiler error if use traits_type::hkey_type */
    typedef HKEY                                                        hkey_type;
#else /* ? compiler */
    typedef ss_typename_type_k traits_type::hkey_type                   hkey_type;
#endif /* compiler */
    typedef reg_blob<A>                                                 blob_type;
private:
    typedef stlsoft_ns_qual(auto_buffer_old)<   char_type
                                            ,   allocator_type
                                            ,   CCH_REG_API_AUTO_BUFFER
                                            >                           char_buffer_type_;
    typedef stlsoft_ns_qual(auto_buffer_old)<   ws_byte_t
#ifdef STLSOFT_LF_ALLOCATOR_REBIND_SUPPORT
                                            ,   ss_typename_type_k allocator_type::ss_template_qual_k rebind<ws_byte_t>::other
#else /* ? STLSOFT_LF_ALLOCATOR_REBIND_SUPPORT */
                                            ,   processheap_allocator<ws_byte_t>
#endif /* STLSOFT_LF_ALLOCATOR_REBIND_SUPPORT */
                                            ,   CCH_REG_API_AUTO_BUFFER
                                            >                           byte_buffer_type_;
private:
    typedef ss_typename_type_k traits_type::result_type                 result_type;

public:
    basic_reg_value();
    basic_reg_value(class_type const& rhs);
protected:
#ifndef STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION
    friend class basic_reg_value_sequence_iterator<C, T, class_type, A>;
    friend class basic_reg_key<C, T, A>;
#endif /* !STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION */

    basic_reg_value(hkey_type hkeyParent, string_type const& value_name)
        : m_name(value_name)
        , m_hkey(dup_key_(hkeyParent, KEY_READ))
        , m_type(REG_NONE)
        , m_bTypeRetrieved(ws_false_v)
    {} // Implementation provided here, as otherwise VC5 will not link
public:
    ~basic_reg_value() stlsoft_throw_0();

    class_type& operator =(class_type const& rhs);

public:
    ws_dword_t  type() const;

    string_type name() const;

    string_type value_sz() const;
    string_type value_expand_sz() const;
    ws_dword_t  value_dword() const;
    ws_dword_t  value_dword_littleendian() const;
    ws_dword_t  value_dword_bigendian() const;
    blob_type   value_binary() const;
#ifndef WINSTL_REG_VALUE_NO_MULTI_SZ
    strings_type value_multi_sz() const;
#endif /* !WINSTL_REG_VALUE_NO_MULTI_SZ */

private:
    ws_dword_t          get_type_() const;
    static hkey_type    dup_key_(hkey_type hkey, REGSAM accessMask/* , result_type *res */);

private:
    string_type             m_name;             // The name of the value
    hkey_type               m_hkey;             // The parent key of the value
    ss_mutable_k ws_dword_t m_type;             // The type of the value
    ss_mutable_k ws_bool_t  m_bTypeRetrieved;   // Facilitates lazy evaluation of the type
};

/* Typedefs to commonly encountered types. */
typedef basic_reg_value<ws_char_a_t, reg_traits<ws_char_a_t>, processheap_allocator<ws_char_a_t> >  reg_value_a;
typedef basic_reg_value<ws_char_w_t, reg_traits<ws_char_w_t>, processheap_allocator<ws_char_w_t> >  reg_value_w;
typedef basic_reg_value<TCHAR, reg_traits<TCHAR>, processheap_allocator<TCHAR> >                    reg_value;

// Unit-testing

#ifdef STLSOFT_UNITTEST
# include "./unittest/reg_value_unittest_.h"
#endif /* STLSOFT_UNITTEST */

/* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * Implementation
 */

#ifndef STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION

template <ss_typename_param_k C, ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::basic_reg_value()
    : m_name()
    , m_hkey(NULL)
    , m_type(REG_NONE)
    , m_bTypeRetrieved(ws_false_v)
{}

template <ss_typename_param_k C, ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::basic_reg_value(class_type const& rhs)
    : m_name(rhs.m_name)
    , m_hkey(dup_key_(rhs.m_hkey, KEY_READ))
    , m_type(rhs.m_type)
    , m_bTypeRetrieved(rhs.m_bTypeRetrieved)
{}

#if 0
template <ss_typename_param_k C, ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::basic_reg_value(basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::hkey_type hkeyParent, basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::string_type const& value_name)
    : m_name(value_name)
    , m_hkey(dup_key_(hkeyParent))
    , m_type(REG_NONE)
    , m_bTypeRetrieved(ws_false_v)
{}
#endif /* 0 */

template <ss_typename_param_k C, ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::~basic_reg_value() stlsoft_throw_0()
{
    if(m_hkey != NULL)
    {
        ::RegCloseKey(m_hkey);
    }
}

template <ss_typename_param_k C, ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::class_type& basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::operator =(class_type const& rhs)
{
    m_name              =   rhs.m_name;
    m_type              =   rhs.m_type;
    m_bTypeRetrieved    =   rhs.m_bTypeRetrieved;

    hkey_type   hkey    =   m_hkey;
    m_hkey              =   dup_key_(rhs.m_hkey, KEY_READ);
    if(hkey != NULL)
    {
        ::RegCloseKey(hkey);
    }

    return *this;
}

// Implementation
template <ss_typename_param_k C, ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ws_dword_t basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::get_type_() const
{
    if(!m_bTypeRetrieved)
    {
        size_type   data_size = 0;

#ifndef STLSOFT_CF_MUTABLE_KEYWORD_SUPPORT
        /* A little-known trick, but a useful one for dealing with translators
         * lacking mutable support whilst disturbing code to the minimum degree.
         */
        ws_dword_t  &m_type             =   const_cast<ws_dword_t &>(this->m_type);
        ws_bool_t   &m_bTypeRetrieved   =   const_cast<ws_bool_t &>(this->m_bTypeRetrieved);
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_MUTABLE_KEYWORD_SUPPORT */

        if(0 == traits_type::reg_query_value(m_hkey, m_name.c_str(), m_type, NULL, data_size))
        {
            m_bTypeRetrieved = ws_true_v;
        }
    }

    return m_type;
}

template <ss_typename_param_k C, ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline /* static */ ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::hkey_type basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::dup_key_(ss_typename_type_k basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::hkey_type hkey, REGSAM accessMask/* , ss_typename_type_k basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::result_type *res */)
{
    if(NULL == hkey)
    {
        return NULL;
    }
    else
    {
        result_type res;
        HKEY        hkeyDup = traits_type::key_dup(hkey, accessMask, &res);

        if(ERROR_SUCCESS != res)
        {
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT
            static const char message[] = "could not duplicate key";

            if(ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED == res)
            {
                STLSOFT_THROW_X(access_denied_exception(message, res));
            }
            else
            {
                STLSOFT_THROW_X(key_not_duplicated_exception(message, res));
            }
#else /* ? STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT */
            ::SetLastError(res);
            hkeyDup = NULL;
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT */
        }

        return hkeyDup;
    }
}


// Attributes
template <ss_typename_param_k C, ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ws_dword_t basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::type() const
{
    return get_type_();
}

template <ss_typename_param_k C, ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::string_type basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::name() const
{
    return m_name;
}

template <ss_typename_param_k C, ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::string_type basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::value_sz() const
{
    // Does not expand environment strings
    string_type ret;
    size_type   data_size   =   0;
    ws_long_t   res         =   traits_type::reg_query_info(m_hkey, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, &data_size, NULL, NULL);

    if(ERROR_SUCCESS != res)
    {
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT
        static const char message[] = "could not determine the data size";

        if(ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED == res)
        {
            STLSOFT_THROW_X(access_denied_exception(message, res));
        }
        else
        {
            STLSOFT_THROW_X(registry_exception(message, res));
        }
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT */
    }
    else if(data_size > 0) // Are there _any_ values have non-zero size
    {
        char_buffer_type_   buffer(1 + data_size);
        ws_dword_t          dw;

        data_size = buffer.size();
        res = traits_type::reg_query_value(m_hkey, m_name.c_str(), dw, &buffer[0], data_size);

        if(ERROR_SUCCESS != res)
        {
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT
            static const char message[] = "could not elicit string value";

            if(ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED == res)
            {
                STLSOFT_THROW_X(access_denied_exception(message, res));
            }
            else
            {
                STLSOFT_THROW_X(registry_exception(message, res));
            }
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT */
        }
        else if(data_size > 0) // We do a second check here because the requested value might have 0-size, and because registry contents can be changed by other processes
        {
            WINSTL_ASSERT(0 != data_size);

            --data_size; // This is required since the size contains space for the nul-terminator

            buffer[data_size / sizeof(char_type)] = 0; // The site of a former bug. Thanks to Diego Chanoux for spotting this

            ret.assign(buffer.data(), data_size / sizeof(char_type));
        }
    }

    return ret;
}

template <ss_typename_param_k C, ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::string_type basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::value_expand_sz() const
{
    // Does expand environment strings
    string_type ret = value_sz();

    if( ret.length() > 0 &&
        REG_EXPAND_SZ == get_type_())
    {
        size_type size = traits_type::expand_environment_strings(ret.c_str(), NULL, 0);

        if(0 != size)
        {
            char_buffer_type_ buffer(1 + size);

            if(0 == traits_type::expand_environment_strings(ret.c_str(), &buffer[0], size))
            {
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT
                static const char   message[]   =   "could not expand environment strings";
                DWORD               res         =   ::GetLastError();

                if(ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED == res)
                {
                    STLSOFT_THROW_X(access_denied_exception(message, res));
                }
                else
                {
                    STLSOFT_THROW_X(registry_exception(message, res));
                }
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT */
            }
            else
            {
                ret.assign(buffer.data(), size);
            }
        }
    }

    return ret;
}

template <ss_typename_param_k C, ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ws_dword_t basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::value_dword() const
{
    ws_dword_t  dwValue;
    size_type   cbData  =   sizeof(dwValue);
    ws_dword_t  value_type;
    ws_long_t   res     =   traits_type::reg_query_value(m_hkey, m_name.c_str(), value_type, &dwValue, cbData);

    if(ERROR_SUCCESS != res)
    {
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT
        static const char message[] = "could not query value";

        if(ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED == res)
        {
            STLSOFT_THROW_X(access_denied_exception(message, res));
        }
        else
        {
            STLSOFT_THROW_X(registry_exception(message, res));
        }
#else /* ? STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT */
        dwValue = 0;
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT */
    }

    return dwValue;
}

#if 0
template <ss_typename_param_k C, ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ws_dword_t basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::value_dword_littleendian() const
{}

template <ss_typename_param_k C, ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ws_dword_t basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::value_dword_bigendian() const
{}
#endif /* 0 */

template <ss_typename_param_k C, ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::blob_type basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::value_binary() const
{
    size_type   data_size   =   0;
    ws_dword_t  dw;
    ws_long_t   res         =   traits_type::reg_query_value(m_hkey, m_name.c_str(), dw, NULL, data_size);

    if(ERROR_SUCCESS != res)
    {
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT

query_failed:

        static const char message[] = "could not elicit binary value";

        if(ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED == res)
        {
            STLSOFT_THROW_X(access_denied_exception(message, res));
        }
        else
        {
            STLSOFT_THROW_X(registry_exception(message, res));
        }
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT */
    }
    else
    {
        WINSTL_MESSAGE_ASSERT("queried registry value is not binary", dw == REG_BINARY);

        if(data_size > 0)
        {
            byte_buffer_type_   buffer(data_size);

            data_size = buffer.size();
            res = traits_type::reg_query_value(m_hkey, m_name.c_str(), dw, buffer.data(), data_size);

            if(ERROR_SUCCESS != res)
            {
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT
                goto query_failed;
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT */
            }
            else
            {
                return blob_type(buffer.data(), buffer.size());
            }
        }
    }

    return blob_type();
}

#ifndef WINSTL_REG_VALUE_NO_MULTI_SZ
template <ss_typename_param_k C, ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::strings_type basic_reg_value<C, T, A>::value_multi_sz() const
{
    strings_type    ret;
    size_type       data_size   =   0;
    ws_long_t       res         =   traits_type::reg_query_info(m_hkey, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, &data_size, NULL, NULL);

    if(ERROR_SUCCESS != res)
    {
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT
        static const char message[] = "could not determine the data size";

        if(ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED == res)
        {
            STLSOFT_THROW_X(access_denied_exception(message, res));
        }
        else
        {
            STLSOFT_THROW_X(registry_exception(message, res));
        }
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT */
    }
    else if(data_size > 0) // Are there _any_ values have non-zero size
    {
        char_buffer_type_   buffer(1 + data_size);
        ws_dword_t          dw;

        data_size   =   buffer.size();
        res         =   traits_type::reg_query_value(m_hkey, m_name.c_str(), dw, &buffer[0], data_size);

        if(ERROR_SUCCESS != res)
        {
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT
            static const char message[] = "could not elicit string values";

            if(ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED == res)
            {
                STLSOFT_THROW_X(access_denied_exception(message, res));
            }
            else
            {
                STLSOFT_THROW_X(registry_exception(message, res));
            }
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT */
        }
        else if(data_size > 0) // We do a second check here because the requested value might have 0-size, and because registry contents can be changed by other processes
        {
            buffer[data_size / sizeof(char_type)] = 0;

            ss_typename_type_k char_buffer_type_::const_iterator start = buffer.begin();

            { for(ss_typename_type_k char_buffer_type_::const_iterator ii = buffer.begin(); buffer.end() != ii;)
            {
                if (*ii != (char_type)0)
                {
                    ++ii;
                    continue;
                }

                if ((*ii == (char_type)0) && (*start == (char_type)0))
                {
                    break;
                }

                ret.push_back(start);
                start = ++ii;
            }}

            if (*start != (char_type)0)
            {
                ret.push_back(start);
            }
        }
    }

    return ret;
}
#endif /* !WINSTL_REG_VALUE_NO_MULTI_SZ */

// reg_blob

template<ss_typename_param_k A>
inline reg_blob<A>::reg_blob()
    : m_buffer(0)
{}

template<ss_typename_param_k A>
inline reg_blob<A>::reg_blob(ss_typename_type_k reg_blob<A>::value_type const* data, ss_typename_type_k reg_blob<A>::size_type n)
    : m_buffer(n)
{
    winstl_ns_qual_std(copy)(data, data + m_buffer.size(), m_buffer.begin());
}

template<ss_typename_param_k A>
inline reg_blob<A>::reg_blob(ss_typename_type_k reg_blob<A>::class_type const& rhs)
    : m_buffer(rhs.size())
{
    winstl_ns_qual_std(copy)(rhs.data(), rhs.data() + m_buffer.size(), m_buffer.begin());
}

template<ss_typename_param_k A>
inline reg_blob<A>::~reg_blob() stlsoft_throw_0()
{}

template<ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k reg_blob<A>::size_type reg_blob<A>::size() const
{
    return m_buffer.size();
}

template<ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k reg_blob<A>::const_pointer reg_blob<A>::data() const
{
    return m_buffer.data();
}

template<ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k reg_blob<A>::const_iterator reg_blob<A>::begin() const
{
    return m_buffer.begin();
}

template<ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k reg_blob<A>::const_iterator reg_blob<A>::end() const
{
    return m_buffer.end();
}

#if defined(STLSOFT_LF_BIDIRECTIONAL_ITERATOR_SUPPORT)
template<ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k reg_blob<A>::const_reverse_iterator reg_blob<A>::rbegin() const
{
    return const_reverse_iterator(end());
}

template<ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k reg_blob<A>::const_reverse_iterator reg_blob<A>::rend() const
{
    return const_reverse_iterator(begin());
}
#endif /* STLSOFT_LF_BIDIRECTIONAL_ITERATOR_SUPPORT */


#endif /* !STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION */

/* ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// */

#ifndef _WINSTL_NO_NAMESPACE
# if defined(_STLSOFT_NO_NAMESPACE) || \
     defined(STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION)
} // namespace winstl
# else
} // namespace winstl_project
} // namespace stlsoft
# endif /* _STLSOFT_NO_NAMESPACE */
#endif /* !_WINSTL_NO_NAMESPACE */

/* ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// */

#endif /* WINSTL_INCL_WINSTL_REGISTRY_HPP_REG_VALUE */

/* ///////////////////////////// end of file //////////////////////////// */

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