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This document describes the differences in the ways that PCRE and Perl handle |
This document describes the differences in the ways that PCRE and Perl handle |
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regular expressions. The differences described here are mainly with respect to |
regular expressions. The differences described here are mainly with respect to |
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Perl 5.8, though PCRE version 7.0 contains some features that are expected to |
Perl 5.8, though PCRE versions 7.0 and later contain some features that are |
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be in the forthcoming Perl 5.10. |
expected to be in the forthcoming Perl 5.10. |
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1. PCRE has only a subset of Perl's UTF-8 and Unicode support. Details of what |
1. PCRE has only a subset of Perl's UTF-8 and Unicode support. Details of what |
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(c) If PCRE_EXTRA is set, a backslash followed by a letter with no special |
(c) If PCRE_EXTRA is set, a backslash followed by a letter with no special |
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meaning is faulted. Otherwise, like Perl, the backslash is ignored. (Perl can |
meaning is faulted. Otherwise, like Perl, the backslash is quietly ignored. |
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be made to issue a warning.) |
(Perl can be made to issue a warning.) |
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(d) If PCRE_UNGREEDY is set, the greediness of the repetition quantifiers is |
(d) If PCRE_UNGREEDY is set, the greediness of the repetition quantifiers is |
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REVISION |
REVISION |
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Last updated: 06 March 2007 |
Last updated: 13 June 2007 |
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Copyright © 1997-2007 University of Cambridge. |
Copyright © 1997-2007 University of Cambridge. |
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