deleteKey

Description

Deletes a registry key. The key to be deleted must not have sub keys. Static

Syntax

Regkey.deleteKey(keyname)

Parameters

keyname

Specifies the key name of the registry. If keyname begins with a predefined key, it defines an absolute key name. The predefined key names are:

Name	Meaning
HKCR	HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
HKCC	HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
HKCU	HKEY_CURRENT_USER
HKLM	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKU	HKEY_USERS
HKPD	HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA
HKDD	HKEY_DYN_DATA

Returns

Boolean. True for success, false for failure.

Example

r = RegKey.deleteKey("HKCU\\Software\\Demo1\\subkey1");
r = RegKey.create("HKCU\\Software\\Demo1");
r.deleteKey("subkey2");
Regkey.deleteKey("subkey3");//failed