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shevek_regexp

shevek::regexp(3)					     Library Functions Manual						 shevek::regexp(3)

NAME

       shevek::regexp -

       Use regular expressions.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <regexp.hh>

   Public Member Functions
       regexp (std::string const &pattern=std::string(), bool case_sensitive=false)
	   Create a new object, and optionally fill it with a pattern.
       regexp & operator= (std::string const &pattern)
	   Set a pattern, removing the previous one.
       regexp (regexp const &that)
	   Copy a regexp.
       regexp & operator= (regexp const &that)
	   Copy a regexp.
       void case_sensitive (bool value=true)
	   Set whether the evaluation should be case sensitive.
       ~regexp ()
	   Destructor, this cleans up internal structures.
       bool operator() (std::string const &data)
	   Check whether the pattern matches a string, and fill internal match structures if it does.
       std::string operator[] (unsigned idx) const
	   Retrieve the value of a subexpression from the last matched string.
       bool valid (unsigned idx) const
	   Test whether a subexpression was filled by the last matching string.
       unsigned size () const
	   Get the number of subexpression.
       std::string transform (std::string const &data) const
	   Transform a string with -codes according to the last matching string.
       std::string const & pattern () const
	   Get the current pattern.

Detailed Description
       Use regular expressions.

Member Function Documentation
   std::string shevek::regexp::operator[] (unsignedidx) const
       Retrieve the value of a subexpression from the last matched string. This throws an exception if the subexpression is not valid.

Author
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libshevek							  Fri May 11 2012						 shevek::regexp(3)

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