From 41d298abeb1d15a1e751a89d27bb6ebb9fbbdc7a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vadim Zeitlin <vadim@wxwidgets.org>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 00:58:04 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add wxRegKey::GetHkey()

Provide access to the underlying HKEY, especially as we already allow
setting it.
---
 include/wx/msw/registry.h   | 2 ++
 interface/wx/msw/registry.h | 9 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/wx/msw/registry.h b/include/wx/msw/registry.h
index 2ac61272d3..aae8ed316a 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/registry.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/registry.h
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ public:
   bool  IsOpened() const { return m_hKey != nullptr; }
     // for "if ( !key ) wxLogError(...)" kind of expressions
   operator bool()  const { return m_dwLastError == 0; }
+    // return the associated HKEY, possibly null if the key is not opened
+  WXHKEY GetHkey() const { return m_hKey; }
 
   // operations on the key itself
     // explicitly open the key (will be automatically done by all functions
diff --git a/interface/wx/msw/registry.h b/interface/wx/msw/registry.h
index 2d887d0b8a..1caa6ed42f 100644
--- a/interface/wx/msw/registry.h
+++ b/interface/wx/msw/registry.h
@@ -236,6 +236,15 @@ public:
     */
     bool GetFirstValue(wxString& strValueName, long& lIndex);
 
+    /**
+        Return the associated HKEY handle.
+
+        It may be null if the key is not opened.
+
+        @since 3.3.1
+     */
+    WXHKEY GetHkey() const;
+
     /**
         Gets information about the key. Returns @true if successful.