regex.c File Reference

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <regex.h>

Functions
int	preg_match (const char *expr, char *str, char ***matches, int *nmatches)
	Check if a string matches a regular expression.

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Function Documentation

int preg_match	(	const char *	expr,
		char *	str,
		char ***	matches,
		int *	nmatches
	)

Check if a string matches a regular expression.

FUNCTION: preg_match

Parameters:

	expr	Regular expression to be matched
	str	String to be checked
	matches	Reference to a char** that will contain the submatches (NULL if you don't need it)
	nmatches	Reference to a int containing the number of submatches found (NULL if you don't need it)

Returns:

-1 if the regex is wrong, 0 if no match was found, 1 otherwise