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revision 974 by ph10, Sat Mar 31 18:09:26 2012 UTC revision 975 by ph10, Sat Jun 2 11:03:06 2012 UTC
# Line 32  or not a partial match is preferred to a Line 32  or not a partial match is preferred to a
32  the details differ between the two types of matching function. If both options  the details differ between the two types of matching function. If both options
33  are set, PCRE_PARTIAL_HARD takes precedence.  are set, PCRE_PARTIAL_HARD takes precedence.
34  .P  .P
35  If you want to use partial matching with just-in-time optimized code, you must  If you want to use partial matching with just-in-time optimized code, you must
36  call \fBpcre_study()\fP or \fBpcre16_study()\fP with one or both of these  call \fBpcre_study()\fP or \fBpcre16_study()\fP with one or both of these
37  options:  options:
38  .sp  .sp
39    PCRE_STUDY_JIT_PARTIAL_SOFT_COMPILE    PCRE_STUDY_JIT_PARTIAL_SOFT_COMPILE
40    PCRE_STUDY_JIT_PARTIAL_HARD_COMPILE    PCRE_STUDY_JIT_PARTIAL_HARD_COMPILE
41  .sp  .sp
42  PCRE_STUDY_JIT_COMPILE should also be set if you are going to run non-partial  PCRE_STUDY_JIT_COMPILE should also be set if you are going to run non-partial
43  matches on the same pattern. If the appropriate JIT study mode has not been set  matches on the same pattern. If the appropriate JIT study mode has not been set
44  for a match, the interpretive matching code is used.  for a match, the interpretive matching code is used.
45  .P  .P
# Line 328  includes the effect of PCRE_NOTEOL. Line 328  includes the effect of PCRE_NOTEOL.
328  .P  .P
329  2. Lookbehind assertions that have already been obeyed are catered for in the  2. Lookbehind assertions that have already been obeyed are catered for in the
330  offsets that are returned for a partial match. However a lookbehind assertion  offsets that are returned for a partial match. However a lookbehind assertion
331  later in the pattern could require even earlier characters to be inspected. You  later in the pattern could require even earlier characters to be inspected. You
332  can handle this case by using the PCRE_INFO_MAXLOOKBEHIND option of the  can handle this case by using the PCRE_INFO_MAXLOOKBEHIND option of the
333  \fBpcre_fullinfo()\fP or \fBpcre16_fullinfo()\fP functions to obtain the length  \fBpcre_fullinfo()\fP or \fBpcre16_fullinfo()\fP functions to obtain the length
334  of the largest lookbehind in the pattern. This length is given in characters,  of the largest lookbehind in the pattern. This length is given in characters,
335  not bytes. If you always retain at least that many characters before the  not bytes. If you always retain at least that many characters before the
# Line 345  match" result. For example: Line 345  match" result. For example:
345    data> ab\eP    data> ab\eP
346    No match    No match
347  .sp  .sp
348  If the next segment begins "cx", a match should be found, but this will only  If the next segment begins "cx", a match should be found, but this will only
349  happen if characters from the previous segment are retained. For this reason, a  happen if characters from the previous segment are retained. For this reason, a
350  "no match" result should be interpreted as "partial match of an empty string"  "no match" result should be interpreted as "partial match of an empty string"
351  when the pattern contains lookbehinds.  when the pattern contains lookbehinds.
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