Method create_key_helper

archive/ntreg/src/registry_key.rs:108–151

(&self, name: &str, must_create: bool)

    }

    fn create_key_helper(&self, name: &str, must_create: bool) -> Result<RegistryKey, NtStatusError> {
        let mut key_handle: HANDLE = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
        let mut disposition: u32 = 0;
        let mut new_path = match convert_registry_path(&self.path) {
            Ok(path) => path,
            Err(err) => return Err(err),
        };
        new_path.push('\\');
        new_path.push_str(name);
        let key_path = name;
        let obj = ObjectAttributes::new(self.handle, &key_path.to_string());
        let status = unsafe {
            ntregapi::NtCreateKey(
                &mut key_handle,
                KEY_CREATE_SUB_KEY,
                &mut obj.as_struct(),
                0,
                null_mut(),
                REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE,
                &mut disposition
            )
        };

        if !NT_SUCCESS(status) {
            return Err(NtStatusError::new(status, "Failed to create key."));
        }

        if must_create && disposition == REG_OPENED_EXISTING_KEY {
            return Err(NtStatusError::new(status, "Key already exists."));
        }

        Ok(
            RegistryKey {
                handle: key_handle,
                path: new_path,
                name: name.to_string(),
                sub_key_count: 0,
                max_key_name_len: 0,
                value_count: 0,
                max_value_name_len: 0,
                max_data_len: 0,
            }
        )
    }

    /// Creates a new sub key.
    ///