SafeRegistryHandle Class

Definition

Represents a safe handle to the Windows registry.

[System.Security.SecurityCritical]
public sealed class SafeRegistryHandle : Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles.SafeHandleZeroOrMinusOneIsInvalid
Inheritance
Attributes

Inherited Members

System.Object

System.Runtime.InteropServices.SafeHandle

Remarks

You can use platform invoke on the native RegCreateKeyEx Windows function to obtain a SafeRegistryHandle object, and then use it to create registry keys with the RegistryKey.FromHandle method.

Important

This type implements the IDisposable interface. When you have finished using the type, you should dispose of it either directly or indirectly. To dispose of the type directly, call its Dispose method in a try/catch block. To dispose of it indirectly, use a language construct such as using (in C#) or Using (in Visual Basic). For more information, see the "Using an Object that Implements IDisposable" section in the IDisposable interface topic.

Constructors

SafeRegistryHandle(IntPtr, Boolean)

Initializes a new instance of the SafeRegistryHandle class.

Properties

IsInvalid