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SYNOPSIS |
SYNOPSIS |
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This function compiles a regular expression into an internal form. Its |
This function compiles a regular expression into an internal form. Its |
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arguments are: |
arguments are: |
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<i>pattern</i> A zero-terminated string containing the |
<i>pattern</i> A zero-terminated string containing the |
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regular expression to be compiled |
regular expression to be compiled |
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<i>erroffset</i> Offset in pattern where error was found |
<i>erroffset</i> Offset in pattern where error was found |
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<i>tableptr</i> Pointer to character tables, or NULL to |
<i>tableptr</i> Pointer to character tables, or NULL to |
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use the built-in default |
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The option bits are: |
The option bits are: |
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PCRE_ANCHORED Force pattern anchoring |
PCRE_ANCHORED Force pattern anchoring |
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PCRE_AUTO_CALLOUT Compile automatic callouts |
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PCRE_CASELESS Do caseless matching |
PCRE_CASELESS Do caseless matching |
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PCRE_DOLLAR_ENDONLY $ not to match newline at end |
PCRE_DOLLAR_ENDONLY $ not to match newline at end |
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PCRE_DOTALL . matches anything including NL |
PCRE_DOTALL . matches anything including NL |
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PCRE_NO_UTF8_CHECK Do not check the pattern for UTF-8 |
PCRE_NO_UTF8_CHECK Do not check the pattern for UTF-8 |
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validity (only relevant if |
validity (only relevant if |
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PCRE_UTF8 is set) |
PCRE_UTF8 is set) |
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PCRE must be built with UTF-8 support in order to use PCRE_UTF8 and |
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PCRE_NO_UTF8_CHECK. |
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The yield of the function is a pointer to a private data structure that |
The yield of the function is a pointer to a private data structure that |
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contains the compiled pattern, or NULL if an error was detected. |
contains the compiled pattern, or NULL if an error was detected. |
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There is a complete description of the PCRE API in the |
There is a complete description of the PCRE native API in the |
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<a href="pcreapi.html"><b>pcreapi</b></a> |
<a href="pcreapi.html"><b>pcreapi</b></a> |
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page and a description of the POSIX API in the |
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<a href="pcreposix.html"><b>pcreposix</b></a> |
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