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* $Id: FXRegistry.h,v 1.17 2001/07/05 15:43:48 jeroen Exp $                     *
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#ifndef FXREGISTRY_H
#define FXREGISTRY_H


/**
* The registry maintains a database of persistent settings for an application,
* or suite of applications.
*/
class FXAPI FXRegistry : public FXSettings {
protected:
  FXString       applicationkey;  // Application key
  FXString       vendorkey;       // Vendor key
  FXbool	 ascii;		  // ASCII file-based registry
protected:
  FXbool readFromDir(const FXString& dirname,FXbool mark);
#ifdef WIN32
  FXbool readFromRegistry(void* hRootKey,FXbool mark);
  FXbool writeToRegistry(void* hRootKey);
  FXbool readFromRegistryGroup(void* org,const char* groupname,FXbool mark=FALSE);
  FXbool writeToRegistryGroup(void* org,const char* groupname);
#endif
protected:
  FXRegistry(){}
private:
  FXRegistry(const FXRegistry&);
  FXRegistry &operator=(const FXRegistry&);
public:

  /**
  * Construct registry object; akey and vkey must be string constants.
  * Regular applications SHOULD set a vendor key!
  */
  FXRegistry(const FXString& akey,const FXString& vkey=FXString::null);

  /// Read registry
  FXbool read();

  /// Write registry
  FXbool write();

  /// Return application key
  const FXString& getAppKey() const { return applicationkey; }

  /// Return vendor key
  const FXString& getVendorKey() const { return vendorkey; }

  /**
  * Set ASCII mode; under MS-Windows, this will switch the system to a
  * file-based registry system, instead of using the System Registry API.
  */
  void setAsciiMode(FXbool asciiMode){ ascii=asciiMode; }

  /// Get ASCII mode
  FXbool getAsciiMode() const { return ascii; }
  };


#endif
