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@@ -11,38 +11,29 @@
 
 \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.
-
-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:
-
-\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.
-
-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.
-
-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}
+wxRegEx represents a regular expression.  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.  Henry Spencer
+would appreciate being given credit in the documentation of software
+which uses his library, but that is not a requirement.
+
+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.
+
+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.
+
+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}
 
@@ -51,46 +42,82 @@ No base class
 \wxheading{Data structures}
 
 Flags for regex compilation to be used with \helpref{Compile()}{wxregexcompile}:
+
 \begin{verbatim}
 enum
 {
-    // use extended regex syntax (default)
-    wxRE\_EXTENDED = 0,
+    // 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,
+    wxRE_BASIC    = 2,
 
     // ignore case in match
-    wxRE\_ICASE    = 4,
+    wxRE_ICASE    = 4,
 
     // only check match, don't set back references
-    wxRE\_NOSUB    = 8,
+    wxRE_NOSUB    = 8,
 
     // if not set, treat '\n' as an ordinary character, otherwise it is
     // special: it is not matched by '.' and '^' and '$' always match
-    // after/before it regardless of the setting of wxRE\_NOT[BE]OL
-    wxRE\_NEWLINE  = 16,
+    // after/before it regardless of the setting of wxRE_NOT[BE]OL
+    wxRE_NEWLINE  = 16,
 
     // default flags
-    wxRE\_DEFAULT  = wxRE\_EXTENDED
+    wxRE_DEFAULT  = wxRE_EXTENDED
 }
 \end{verbatim}
 
 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
 {
     // '^' doesn't match at the start of line
-    wxRE\_NOTBOL = 32,
+    wxRE_NOTBOL = 32,
 
     // '$' doesn't match at the end of line
-    wxRE\_NOTEOL = 64
+    wxRE_NOTEOL = 64
+}
+\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 = wxT("([^@]+)@([[:alnum:].-_].)+([[:alnum:]]+)");
+if ( reEmail.Matches(text) )
+{
+    wxString text = reEmail.GetMatch(email);
+    wxString username = reEmail.GetMatch(email, 1);
+    if ( reEmail.GetMatch(email, 3) == wxT("com") ) // .com TLD?
+    {
+        ...
+    }
 }
+
+// or we could do this to hide the email address
+size_t count = reEmail.ReplaceAll(text, wxT("HIDDEN@\\2\\3"));
+printf("text now contains %u hidden addresses", count);
 \end{verbatim}
 
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/regex.h>
+
 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
 
 \membersection{wxRegEx::wxRegEx}\label{wxregexwxregex}
@@ -99,8 +126,6 @@ enum
 
 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 
@@ -116,14 +141,14 @@ dtor not virtual, don't derive from this class
 
 \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}
@@ -138,7 +163,7 @@ May only be called after successful call to \helpref{Matches()}{wxregexmatches}
 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 occurred.
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{GetMatch}{\param{const wxString\& }{text}, \param{size\_t }{index = 0}}
 
@@ -149,14 +174,38 @@ May only be called after successful call to \helpref{Matches()}{wxregexmatches}
 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}}
 
+\constfunc{bool}{Matches}{\param{const wxChar* }{text}, \param{int }{flags}, \param{size\_t }{len}}
+
+\constfunc{bool}{Matches}{\param{const wxString\& }{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.
+
+{\it Flags} may be combination of {\tt wxRE\_NOTBOL} and {\tt wxRE\_NOTEOL}.
+
+Some regex libraries assume that the text given is null terminated, while
+others require the length be given as a separate parameter. Therefore for
+maximum portability assume that {\it text} cannot contain embedded nulls.
 
-Flags may be combination of {\tt wxRE\_NOTBOL} and {\tt wxRE\_NOTEOL}.
+When the {\it Matches(const wxChar *text, int flags = 0)} form is used,
+a {\it wxStrlen()} will be done internally if the regex library requires the
+length. When using {\it Matches()} in a loop
+the {\it Matches(text, flags, len)} form can be used instead, making it
+possible to avoid a {\it wxStrlen()} inside the loop.
 
 May only be called after successful call to \helpref{Compile()}{wxregexcompile}.
 
@@ -168,20 +217,20 @@ Replaces the current regular expression in the string pointed to by
 {\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}
@@ -192,7 +241,7 @@ Replace all occurences: this is actually a synonym for
 
 \constfunc{int}{ReplaceFirst}{\param{wxString* }{text}, \param{const wxString\& }{replacement}}
 
-Replace the first occurence.
+Replace the first occurrence.
 
 \wxheading{See also}
 
