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open(hkey, subkey, desired = KEY_READ, opt = REG_OPTION_RESERVED) public

— Registry.open(key, subkey, desired = KEY_READ, opt = REG_OPTION_RESERVED)

— Registry.open(key, subkey, desired = KEY_READ, opt = REG_OPTION_RESERVED) { |reg| … }

Open the registry key subkey under key. key is Win32::Registry object of parent key. You can use predefined key HKEY_* (see Constants) desired and opt is access mask and key option. For detail, see the MSDN. If block is given, the key is closed automatically.

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# File ext/dl/win32/lib/win32/registry.rb, line 383
    def self.open(hkey, subkey, desired = KEY_READ, opt = REG_OPTION_RESERVED)
      subkey = subkey.chomp('\')
      newkey = API.OpenKey(hkey.hkey, subkey, opt, desired)
      obj = new(newkey, hkey, subkey, REG_OPENED_EXISTING_KEY)
      if block_given?
        begin
          yield obj
        ensure
          obj.close
        end
      else
        obj
      end
    end

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