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RegistryEntryIDCompare

RegistryEntryIDCompare compares RegEntryID values to see if they are equal. It can also be used to determine if a RegEntryID value is set to an invalid state.



 
Boolean RegistryEntryIDCompare(

                     const RegEntryID *id1,

                     const RegEntryID *id2);

--> id1: Pointer to the first identifier.
--> id2: Pointer to the second identifier.

DESCRIPTION

RegistryEntryIDCompare is useful for comparing two RegEntryID values to see whether they reference the same name entry as well as to check if a RegEntryID value is a valid reference. It returns true if the two ID values are equal.

If a null value is passed in either id1 or id2, RegistryEntryIDCompare compares the other ID with the initialized value returned by RegistryEntryIDInit. If both ID values are null, RegistryEntryIDCompare returns true.

EXECUTION CONTEXT

RegistryEntryIDCompare may be called from any execution level.

RESULT CODES

`false`	0	ID values different
`true`	1	ID values equal