[Mono-dev] Wrong return value for RegistryKey.ToString(): Reason? or Can I fix?

[Justin Cherniak]

For some reason RegistryKey.ToString() on Mono does not produce the same
value as on .NET.  When running a program under windows, Mono returns the
keyname + a handle value when calling ToString().  Under .NET, it just
returns the keyname.  I looked through the source and the offending line
seems to be:
            IntPtr handle = GetHandle(rkey);
            return String.Format("{0} [0x{1:X}]", rkey.Name, handle.ToInt32
());

I'm just curious if there is a reason for this or if I can commit a fix.  I
think its worth noting that UnixRegistryApi returns the "proper" value, so
I'm unclear why the windows implementation would not.

Attached is a (albeit small) patch to correct the issue.

Thank you,
Justin Cherniak
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