RegistryHelper.OpenKey Method (String, Boolean)

Open the key given its name.

[Visual Basic]
Overloads Public Shared Function OpenKey( _
ByVal keyName As String, _
ByVal writable As Boolean _
) As RegistryKey

[C#]
public static RegistryKey OpenKey(
string keyName,
bool writable
);

keyName: The name of the key to open.
writable: true if the key is to be opened in read/write mode; false if the key is to be opened in read only mode.

The key.

For example, if the key name is "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Test" then the Software\Test key under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE is opened.

Exception Type	Condition
RegistryToolkitException	Thrown when the registry operation fails.