REG_RENAME_KEY_INFORMATION structure (wdm.h)

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The REG_RENAME_KEY_INFORMATION structure contains the new name for a registry key whose name is about to be changed.

Syntax

typedef struct _REG_RENAME_KEY_INFORMATION {
  PVOID           Object;
  PUNICODE_STRING NewName;
  PVOID           CallContext;
  PVOID           ObjectContext;
  PVOID           Reserved;
} REG_RENAME_KEY_INFORMATION, *PREG_RENAME_KEY_INFORMATION;

Members

Object

A pointer to the registry key object for the key whose name is about to be changed.

NewName

A pointer to a UNICODE_STRING structure that contains the new name for the registry key.

CallContext

Optional driver-defined context information that the driver's RegistryCallback routine can supply. This member is defined for Windows Vista and later versions of the Windows operating system.

ObjectContext

A pointer to driver-defined context information that the driver has associated with a registry object by calling CmSetCallbackObjectContext. This member is defined for Windows Vista and later versions of the Windows operating system.

Reserved

This member is reserved for future use. This member is defined for Windows Vista and later versions of the Windows operating system.

Remarks

Note that when a key is renamed, only the last component of the path can be changed.

For more information about registry filtering operations, see Filtering Registry Calls.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Available on Microsoft Windows XP and later versions of the Windows operating system.
Header wdm.h (include Wdm.h, Ntddk.h, Ntifs.h)

See also

CmSetCallbackObjectContext

RegistryCallback