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# Line 140  distribution. The Line 140  distribution. The
140  .\" HREF  .\" HREF
141  \fBpcresample\fP  \fBpcresample\fP
142  .\"  .\"
143  documentation describes how to run it.  documentation describes how to compile and run it.
144  .P  .P
145  A second matching function, \fBpcre_dfa_exec()\fP, which is not  A second matching function, \fBpcre_dfa_exec()\fP, which is not
146  Perl-compatible, is also provided. This uses a different algorithm for the  Perl-compatible, is also provided. This uses a different algorithm for the
# Line 254  non-anchored pattern. There is more deta Line 254  non-anchored pattern. There is more deta
254  .\" </a>  .\" </a>
255  section on \fBpcre_exec()\fP options  section on \fBpcre_exec()\fP options
256  .\"  .\"
257  below. The choice of newline convention does not affect the interpretation of  below.
258  the \en or \er escape sequences.  .P
259    The choice of newline convention does not affect the interpretation of
260    the \en or \er escape sequences, nor does it affect what \eR matches, which is
261    controlled in a similar way, but by separate options.
262  .  .
263  .  .
264  .SH MULTITHREADING  .SH MULTITHREADING
# Line 317  that is recognized as meaning "newline". Line 320  that is recognized as meaning "newline".
320  are: 10 for LF, 13 for CR, 3338 for CRLF, -2 for ANYCRLF, and -1 for ANY. The  are: 10 for LF, 13 for CR, 3338 for CRLF, -2 for ANYCRLF, and -1 for ANY. The
321  default should normally be the standard sequence for your operating system.  default should normally be the standard sequence for your operating system.
322  .sp  .sp
323      PCRE_CONFIG_BSR
324    .sp
325    The output is an integer whose value indicates what character sequences the \eR
326    escape sequence matches by default. A value of 0 means that \eR matches any
327    Unicode line ending sequence; a value of 1 means that \eR matches only CR, LF,
328    or CRLF. The default can be overridden when a pattern is compiled or matched.
329    .sp
330    PCRE_CONFIG_LINK_SIZE    PCRE_CONFIG_LINK_SIZE
331  .sp  .sp
332  The output is an integer that contains the number of bytes used for internal  The output is an integer that contains the number of bytes used for internal
# Line 458  facility, see the Line 468  facility, see the
468  .\"  .\"
469  documentation.  documentation.
470  .sp  .sp
471      PCRE_BSR_ANYCRLF
472      PCRE_BSR_UNICODE
473    .sp
474    These options (which are mutually exclusive) control what the \eR escape
475    sequence matches. The choice is either to match only CR, LF, or CRLF, or to
476    match any Unicode newline sequence. The default is specified when PCRE is
477    built. It can be overridden from within the pattern, or by setting an option
478    when a compiled pattern is matched.
479    .sp
480    PCRE_CASELESS    PCRE_CASELESS
481  .sp  .sp
482  If this bit is set, letters in the pattern match both upper and lower case  If this bit is set, letters in the pattern match both upper and lower case
# Line 530  If this option is set, an unanchored pat Line 549  If this option is set, an unanchored pat
549  the first newline in the subject string, though the matched text may continue  the first newline in the subject string, though the matched text may continue
550  over the newline.  over the newline.
551  .sp  .sp
552      PCRE_JAVASCRIPT_COMPAT
553    .sp
554    If this option is set, PCRE's behaviour is changed in some ways so that it is
555    compatible with JavaScript rather than Perl. The changes are as follows:
556    .P
557    (1) A lone closing square bracket in a pattern causes a compile-time error,
558    because this is illegal in JavaScript (by default it is treated as a data
559    character). Thus, the pattern AB]CD becomes illegal when this option is set.
560    .P
561    (2) At run time, a back reference to an unset subpattern group matches an empty
562    string (by default this causes the current matching path to fail). A pattern
563    such as (\1)(a) succeeds when this option is set (assuming it can find an "a"
564    in the subject), whereas it fails by default, for Perl compatibility.
565    .sp
566    PCRE_MULTILINE    PCRE_MULTILINE
567  .sp  .sp
568  By default, PCRE treats the subject string as consisting of a single line of  By default, PCRE treats the subject string as consisting of a single line of
# Line 653  out of use. To avoid confusion, they hav Line 686  out of use. To avoid confusion, they hav
686     9  nothing to repeat     9  nothing to repeat
687    10  [this code is not in use]    10  [this code is not in use]
688    11  internal error: unexpected repeat    11  internal error: unexpected repeat
689    12  unrecognized character after (?    12  unrecognized character after (? or (?-
690    13  POSIX named classes are supported only within a class    13  POSIX named classes are supported only within a class
691    14  missing )    14  missing )
692    15  reference to non-existent subpattern    15  reference to non-existent subpattern
# Line 661  out of use. To avoid confusion, they hav Line 694  out of use. To avoid confusion, they hav
694    17  unknown option bit(s) set    17  unknown option bit(s) set
695    18  missing ) after comment    18  missing ) after comment
696    19  [this code is not in use]    19  [this code is not in use]
697    20  regular expression too large    20  regular expression is too large
698    21  failed to get memory    21  failed to get memory
699    22  unmatched parentheses    22  unmatched parentheses
700    23  internal error: code overflow    23  internal error: code overflow
# Line 690  out of use. To avoid confusion, they hav Line 723  out of use. To avoid confusion, they hav
723    46  malformed \eP or \ep sequence    46  malformed \eP or \ep sequence
724    47  unknown property name after \eP or \ep    47  unknown property name after \eP or \ep
725    48  subpattern name is too long (maximum 32 characters)    48  subpattern name is too long (maximum 32 characters)
726    49  too many named subpatterns (maximum 10,000)    49  too many named subpatterns (maximum 10000)
727    50  [this code is not in use]    50  [this code is not in use]
728    51  octal value is greater than \e377 (not in UTF-8 mode)    51  octal value is greater than \e377 (not in UTF-8 mode)
729    52  internal error: overran compiling workspace    52  internal error: overran compiling workspace
730    53  internal error: previously-checked referenced subpattern not found    53  internal error: previously-checked referenced subpattern not found
731    54  DEFINE group contains more than one branch    54  DEFINE group contains more than one branch
732    55  repeating a DEFINE group is not allowed    55  repeating a DEFINE group is not allowed
733    56  inconsistent NEWLINE options"    56  inconsistent NEWLINE options
734    57  \eg is not followed by a braced name or an optionally braced    57  \eg is not followed by a braced, angle-bracketed, or quoted
735          non-zero number          name/number or by a plain number
736    58  (?+ or (?- or (?(+ or (?(- must be followed by a non-zero number    58  a numbered reference must not be zero
737      59  (*VERB) with an argument is not supported
738      60  (*VERB) not recognized
739      61  number is too big
740      62  subpattern name expected
741      63  digit expected after (?+
742      64  ] is an invalid data character in JavaScript compatibility mode
743    .sp
744    The numbers 32 and 10000 in errors 48 and 49 are defaults; different values may
745    be used if the limits were changed when PCRE was built.
746  .  .
747  .  .
748  .SH "STUDYING A PATTERN"  .SH "STUDYING A PATTERN"
# Line 899  fourth argument should point to an \fBun Line 941  fourth argument should point to an \fBun
941    PCRE_INFO_HASCRORLF    PCRE_INFO_HASCRORLF
942  .sp  .sp
943  Return 1 if the pattern contains any explicit matches for CR or LF characters,  Return 1 if the pattern contains any explicit matches for CR or LF characters,
944  otherwise 0. The fourth argument should point to an \fBint\fP variable.  otherwise 0. The fourth argument should point to an \fBint\fP variable. An
945    explicit match is either a literal CR or LF character, or \er or \en.
946  .sp  .sp
947    PCRE_INFO_JCHANGED    PCRE_INFO_JCHANGED
948  .sp  .sp
949  Return 1 if the (?J) option setting is used in the pattern, otherwise 0. The  Return 1 if the (?J) or (?-J) option setting is used in the pattern, otherwise
950  fourth argument should point to an \fBint\fP variable. The (?J) internal option  0. The fourth argument should point to an \fBint\fP variable. (?J) and
951  setting changes the local PCRE_DUPNAMES option.  (?-J) set and unset the local PCRE_DUPNAMES option, respectively.
952  .sp  .sp
953    PCRE_INFO_LASTLITERAL    PCRE_INFO_LASTLITERAL
954  .sp  .sp
# Line 1203  matching position. If a pattern was comp Line 1246  matching position. If a pattern was comp
1246  to be anchored by virtue of its contents, it cannot be made unachored at  to be anchored by virtue of its contents, it cannot be made unachored at
1247  matching time.  matching time.
1248  .sp  .sp
1249      PCRE_BSR_ANYCRLF
1250      PCRE_BSR_UNICODE
1251    .sp
1252    These options (which are mutually exclusive) control what the \eR escape
1253    sequence matches. The choice is either to match only CR, LF, or CRLF, or to
1254    match any Unicode newline sequence. These options override the choice that was
1255    made or defaulted when the pattern was compiled.
1256    .sp
1257    PCRE_NEWLINE_CR    PCRE_NEWLINE_CR
1258    PCRE_NEWLINE_LF    PCRE_NEWLINE_LF
1259    PCRE_NEWLINE_CRLF    PCRE_NEWLINE_CRLF
# Line 1218  pattern. Line 1269  pattern.
1269  .P  .P
1270  When PCRE_NEWLINE_CRLF, PCRE_NEWLINE_ANYCRLF, or PCRE_NEWLINE_ANY is set, and a  When PCRE_NEWLINE_CRLF, PCRE_NEWLINE_ANYCRLF, or PCRE_NEWLINE_ANY is set, and a
1271  match attempt for an unanchored pattern fails when the current position is at a  match attempt for an unanchored pattern fails when the current position is at a
1272  CRLF sequence, and the pattern contains no explicit matches for CR or NL  CRLF sequence, and the pattern contains no explicit matches for CR or LF
1273  characters, the match position is advanced by two characters instead of one, in  characters, the match position is advanced by two characters instead of one, in
1274  other words, to after the CRLF.  other words, to after the CRLF.
1275  .P  .P
# Line 1228  set), it does not match the string "\er\ Line 1279  set), it does not match the string "\er\
1279  start, it skips both the CR and the LF before retrying. However, the pattern  start, it skips both the CR and the LF before retrying. However, the pattern
1280  [\er\en]A does match that string, because it contains an explicit CR or LF  [\er\en]A does match that string, because it contains an explicit CR or LF
1281  reference, and so advances only by one character after the first failure.  reference, and so advances only by one character after the first failure.
1282  Note than an explicit CR or LF reference occurs for negated character classes  .P
1283  such as [^X] because they can match CR or LF characters.  An explicit match for CR of LF is either a literal appearance of one of those
1284    characters, or one of the \er or \en escape sequences. Implicit matches such as
1285    [^X] do not count, nor does \es (which includes CR and LF in the characters
1286    that it matches).
1287  .P  .P
1288  Notwithstanding the above, anomalous effects may still occur when CRLF is a  Notwithstanding the above, anomalous effects may still occur when CRLF is a
1289  valid newline sequence and explicit \er or \en escapes appear in the pattern.  valid newline sequence and explicit \er or \en escapes appear in the pattern.
# Line 1921  Cambridge CB2 3QH, England. Line 1975  Cambridge CB2 3QH, England.
1975  .rs  .rs
1976  .sp  .sp
1977  .nf  .nf
1978  Last updated: 21 August 2007  Last updated: 12 April 2008
1979  Copyright (c) 1997-2007 University of Cambridge.  Copyright (c) 1997-2008 University of Cambridge.
1980  .fi  .fi
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