%% Created: 14.07.01
%% RCS-ID: $Id$
%% Copyright: (c) 2001 Vadim Zeitlin
-%% License: wxWindows license
+%% License: wxWidgets license
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\section{\class{wxRegEx}}\label{wxregex}
-wxRegEx represents a regular expression. The regular expressions syntax
-supported is the POSIX one. Both basic and extended regular expressions are
-supported but, unlike POSIX C API, the extended ones are used by default.
+wxRegEx represents a regular expression. This class provides support
+for regular expressions matching and also replacement.
-This class provides support for regular expressions matching and also
-replacement. It is built on top of either the system library (if it has support
-for POSIX regular expressions - which is the case of the most modern Unices) or
-uses the built in Henry Spencer's library. In the latter case you need to abide
-by the terms of its copyright:
+It is built on top of either the system library (if it has support
+for POSIX regular expressions - which is the case of the most modern
+Unices) or uses the built in Henry Spencer's library. Henry Spencer
+would appreciate being given credit in the documentation of software
+which uses his library, but that is not a requirement.
-\begin{verbatim}
-Copyright 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997 Henry Spencer. All rights reserved.
-This software is not subject to any license of the American Telephone
-and Telegraph Company or of the Regents of the University of California.
-
-Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose on
-any computer system, and to alter it and redistribute it, subject
-to the following restrictions:
-
-1. The author is not responsible for the consequences of use of this
- software, no matter how awful, even if they arise from flaws in it.
+Regular expressions, as defined by POSIX, come in two flavours: {\it extended}
+and {\it basic}. The builtin library also adds a third flavour
+of expression \helpref{advanced}{wxresyn}, which is not available
+when using the system library.
-2. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented, either by
- explicit claim or by omission. Since few users ever read sources,
- credits must appear in the documentation.
+Unicode is fully supported only when using the builtin library.
+When using the system library in Unicode mode, the expressions and data
+are translated to the default 8-bit encoding before being passed to
+the library.
-3. Altered versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
- misrepresented as being the original software. Since few users
- ever read sources, credits must appear in the documentation.
-
-4. This notice may not be removed or altered.
-\end{verbatim}
+On platforms where a system library is available, the default is to use
+the builtin library for Unicode builds, and the system library otherwise.
+It is possible to use the other if preferred by selecting it when building
+the wxWidgets.
\wxheading{Derived from}
\wxheading{Data structures}
Flags for regex compilation to be used with \helpref{Compile()}{wxregexcompile}:
+
\begin{verbatim}
enum
{
- // use extended regex syntax (default)
+ // use extended regex syntax
wxRE_EXTENDED = 0,
+
+ // use advanced RE syntax (built-in regex only)
+#ifdef wxHAS_REGEX_ADVANCED
+ wxRE_ADVANCED = 1,
+#endif
// use basic RE syntax
wxRE_BASIC = 2,
Flags for regex matching to be used with \helpref{Matches()}{wxregexmatches}.
These flags are mainly useful when doing several matches in a long string
-to prevent erroneous matches for {\tt '\^'} and {\tt '\$'}
+to prevent erroneous matches for {\tt '\textasciicircum'} and {\tt '\$'}:
+
\begin{verbatim}
enum
{
}
\end{verbatim}
+\wxheading{Examples}
+
+A bad example of processing some text containing email addresses (the example
+is bad because the real email addresses can have more complicated form than
+{\tt user@host.net}):
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+wxString text;
+...
+wxRegEx reEmail = "([^@]+)@([[:alnum:].-_].)+([[:alnum:]]+)";
+if ( reEmail.Matches(text) )
+{
+ wxString text = reEmail.GetMatch(email);
+ wxString username = reEmail.GetMatch(email, 1);
+ if ( reEmail.GetMatch(email, 3) == "com" ) // .com TLD?
+ {
+ ...
+ }
+}
+
+// or we could do this to hide the email address
+size_t count = reEmail.ReplaceAll(text, "HIDDEN@\\2\\3");
+printf("text now contains %u hidden addresses", count);
+\end{verbatim}
+
\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
\membersection{wxRegEx::wxRegEx}\label{wxregexwxregex}
Default ctor: use \helpref{Compile()}{wxregexcompile} later.
-\membersection{wxRegEx::wxRegEx}\label{wxregexwxregex}
-
\func{}{wxRegEx}{\param{const wxString\& }{expr}, \param{int }{flags = wxRE\_DEFAULT}}
Create and compile the regular expression, use
\func{bool}{Compile}{\param{const wxString\& }{pattern}, \param{int }{flags = wxRE\_DEFAULT}}
-Compile the string into regular expression, return {\tt TRUE} if ok or {\tt FALSE}
+Compile the string into regular expression, return {\tt true} if ok or {\tt false}
if string has a syntax error.
\membersection{wxRegEx::IsValid}\label{wxregexisvalid}
\constfunc{bool}{IsValid}{\void}
-Return {\tt TRUE} if this is a valid compiled regular expression, {\tt FALSE}
+Return {\tt true} if this is a valid compiled regular expression, {\tt false}
otherwise.
\membersection{wxRegEx::GetMatch}\label{wxregexgetmatch}
and only if {\tt wxRE\_NOSUB} was {\bf not} used in
\helpref{Compile()}{wxregexcompile}.
-Returns {\tt FALSE} if no match or if an error occured.
+Returns {\tt false} if no match or if an error occured.
\constfunc{wxString}{GetMatch}{\param{const wxString\& }{text}, \param{size\_t }{index = 0}}
and only if {\tt wxRE\_NOSUB} was {\bf not} used in
\helpref{Compile()}{wxregexcompile}.
+\membersection{wxRegEx::GetMatchCount}\label{wxregexgetmatchcount}
+
+\constfunc{size\_t}{GetMatchCount}{\void}
+
+Returns the size of the array of matches, i.e. the number of bracketed
+subexpressions plus one for the expression itself, or $0$ on error.
+
+May only be called after successful call to \helpref{Compile()}{wxregexcompile}.
+and only if {\tt wxRE\_NOSUB} was {\bf not} used.
+
\membersection{wxRegEx::Matches}\label{wxregexmatches}
\constfunc{bool}{Matches}{\param{const wxChar* }{text}, \param{int }{flags = 0}}
Matches the precompiled regular expression against the string {\it text},
-returns {\tt TRUE} if matches and {\tt FALSE} otherwise.
+returns {\tt true} if matches and {\tt false} otherwise.
Flags may be combination of {\tt wxRE\_NOTBOL} and {\tt wxRE\_NOTEOL}.
{\it text}, with the text in {\it replacement} and return number of matches
replaced (maybe $0$ if none found) or $-1$ on error.
-The replacement text may contain back references {\tt \\number} which will be
+The replacement text may contain back references {\tt $\backslash$number} which will be
replaced with the value of the corresponding subexpression in the
-pattern match. {\tt \\0} corresponds to the entire match and {\tt \&} is a
+pattern match. {\tt $\backslash$0} corresponds to the entire match and {\tt \&} is a
synonym for it. Backslash may be used to quote itself or {\tt \&} character.
{\it maxMatches} may be used to limit the number of replacements made, setting
-it to $1$, for example, will only replace first occurence (if any) of the
+it to $1$, for example, will only replace first occurrence (if any) of the
pattern in the text while default value of $0$ means replace all.
\membersection{wxRegEx::ReplaceAll}\label{wxregexreplaceall}
\constfunc{int}{ReplaceAll}{\param{wxString* }{text}, \param{const wxString\& }{replacement}}
-Replace all occurences: this is actually a synonym for
+Replace all occurrences: this is actually a synonym for
\helpref{Replace()}{wxregexreplace}.
\wxheading{See also}
\constfunc{int}{ReplaceFirst}{\param{wxString* }{text}, \param{const wxString\& }{replacement}}
-Replace the first occurence.
+Replace the first occurrence.
\wxheading{See also}
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