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delete_key

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delete_key(name, recursive = false) public

Delete a subkey named name and all its values.

If recursive is false, the subkey must not have subkeys. Otherwise, this method deletes all subkeys and values recursively.

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# File ext/dl/win32/lib/win32/registry.rb, line 778
    def delete_key(name, recursive = false)
      if recursive
        open(name, KEY_ALL_ACCESS) do |reg|
          reg.keys.each do |key|
            begin
              reg.delete_key(key, true)
            rescue Error
              #
            end
          end
        end
        API.DeleteKey(@hkey, name)
      else
        begin
          API.EnumKey @hkey, 0
        rescue Error
          return API.DeleteKey(@hkey, name)
        end
        raise Error.new(5) ## ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED
      end
    end

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