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setProperty(const char *, const char *)

Synchronized method to construct and add a OSString property to a registry entry's property table.

Declaration

virtual bool setProperty(
 const char *aKey,
 const char *aString);

Parameters

  • aKey:

    The property's name as a C-string.

  • aString:

    The property value as a C-string.

Return Value

true on success or false on a resource failure.

Overview

This method will add or replace a property in a registry entry's property table, using the OSDictionary::setObject semantics. This method is synchronized with other IORegistryEntry accesses to the property table. The property is created as an OSString from the supplied C-string, set in the property table with the given name, and released.

See Also

Miscellaneous