The valueName property is the name of the value to retrieve within the specified key. Using the "regedit" utility that comes with Windows, the values are shown on the right-hand side after you choose a key. For example "CommonFilesDir" is a value within the "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion" key in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE hive. To use the "Default" value within a key, leave the valueName property blank.

The value does not have to be a string type. This bean will convert several value types into strings at runtime. See the overview on-line help for this bean for details.

This property is resolved prior to retrieving the value from the registry.