| 3090 |
that is POSIX-like in style. The syntax and semantics of the |
that is POSIX-like in style. The syntax and semantics of the |
| 3091 |
regular expressions themselves are still those of Perl, sub- |
regular expressions themselves are still those of Perl, sub- |
| 3092 |
ject to the setting of various PCRE options, as described |
ject to the setting of various PCRE options, as described |
| 3093 |
below. |
below. "POSIX-like in style" means that the API approximates |
| 3094 |
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to the POSIX definition; it is not fully POSIX-compatible, |
| 3095 |
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and in multi-byte encoding domains it is probably even less |
| 3096 |
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compatible. |
| 3097 |
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| 3098 |
The header for these functions is supplied as pcreposix.h to |
The header for these functions is supplied as pcreposix.h to |
| 3099 |
avoid any potential clash with other POSIX libraries. It |
avoid any potential clash with other POSIX libraries. It |