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Undocumented MFC Functions
Browsing through the source for CWinApp i came across two undocumented functions... GetProfileBinary and WriteProfileBinary. Their purpose seems to be to allow reading/writing of arbitrary binary data to the registry, similar to the documented functions GetProfileInt/WriteProfile
Does anyone know why they are not documented? Does this mean i shouldn't use them in my own applications?
Does anyone know why they are not documented? Does this mean i shouldn't use them in my own applications?
MFC contains several undocumented features / functions, the reason for lack of documentation known only to Microsoft, for the most part. I believe I have seen books, however, on undocumented MFC stuff... it may be worth your while to get one to satisfy your curiosity. I would say that if the functions work as you expect them to, use them.
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If it is a protected function, don't use it. (it is probably only for implementation and may not exist in a future version)
If it is a function in a class that isn't documented, don't use it. (likewise)
BUT: if it gets you out of troble and solves a problem for you, then use it and DOCUMENT that you are 'cheating' in your code.
If it is a function in a class that isn't documented, don't use it. (likewise)
BUT: if it gets you out of troble and solves a problem for you, then use it and DOCUMENT that you are 'cheating' in your code.
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Thanks everyone for the advice. Since the specific functions mentioned are public and in a well documented class i'll go ahead and use them. They definitely will save me a lot of hassle.