X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/14ffa74318570e4a803bc8aca460505b859505cb..a236aa2058ccf3d36e9cafc20fa7375080c4be50:/docs/latex/wx/re_syntax.tex diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/re_syntax.tex b/docs/latex/wx/re_syntax.tex index ed78fcfc20..7e5ca974c7 100644 --- a/docs/latex/wx/re_syntax.tex +++ b/docs/latex/wx/re_syntax.tex @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ % manual page source format generated by PolyglotMan v3.0.9, -% available via anonymous ftp from ftp.cs.berkeley.edu:/ucb/people/phelps/tcltk/rman.tar.Z +% available from http://polyglotman.sourceforge.net/ \section{Syntax of the builtin regular expression library}\label{wxresyn} @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pattern that matches certain strings and doesn't match others. \helpref{wxRegEx}{wxregex} -\subsection{Different Flavors of REs} +\subsection{Different Flavors of REs}\label{differentflavors} \helpref{Syntax of the builtin regular expression library}{wxresyn} @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ AREs. BREs mostly exist for backward compatibility in some old programs; they will be discussed at the \helpref{end}{wxresynbre}. POSIX EREs are almost an exact subset of AREs. Features of AREs that are not present in EREs will be indicated. -\subsection{Regular Expression Syntax} +\subsection{Regular Expression Syntax}\label{resyntax} \helpref{Syntax of the builtin regular expression library}{wxresyn} @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ not be followed by a quantifier. The simple constraints are as follows; some more constraints are described later, under \helpref{Escapes}{wxresynescapes}. \begin{twocollist}\twocolwidtha{4cm} -\twocolitem{{\bf $^$}}{matches at the beginning of a line} +\twocolitem{{\bf \caret}}{matches at the beginning of a line} \twocolitem{{\bf \$}}{matches at the end of a line} \twocolitem{{\bf (?=re)}}{{\it positive lookahead} (AREs only), matches at any point where a substring matching {\it re} begins} @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ An RE may not end with `{\bf $\backslash$}'. A {\it bracket expression} is a list of characters enclosed in `{\bf $[]$}'. It normally matches any single character from -the list (but see below). If the list begins with `{\bf $^$}', it matches any single +the list (but see below). If the list begins with `{\bf \caret}', it matches any single character (but see below) {\it not} from the rest of the list. If two characters @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ programs should avoid relying on them. To include a literal {\bf $]$} or {\bf -} in the list, the simplest method is to enclose it in {\bf $[.$} and {\bf $.]$} to make it a collating element (see below). Alternatively, make it the first character (following -a possible `{\bf $^$}'), or (AREs only) precede it with `{\bf $\backslash$}'. +a possible `{\bf \caret}'), or (AREs only) precede it with `{\bf $\backslash$}'. Alternatively, for `{\bf -}', make it the last character, or the second endpoint of a range. To use a literal {\bf -} as the first endpoint of a range, make it a collating element or (AREs @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ the name of a character. For example, the following are both identical %The sequence is a single element of the bracket %expression's list. A bracket expression in a locale that has multi-character %collating elements can thus match more than one character. So (insidiously), -%a bracket expression that starts with {\bf $^$} can match multi-character collating +%a bracket expression that starts with {\bf \caret} can match multi-character collating %elements even if none of them appear in the bracket expression! ({\it Note:} %Tcl currently has no multi-character collating elements. This information %is only for illustration.) @@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ collating elements equivalent to that one, including itself. %(If there are %no other equivalent collating elements, the treatment is as if the enclosing %delimiters were `{\bf $[.$}' and `{\bf $.]$}'.) For example, if {\bf o} -%and {\bf $^$} are the members of an -%equivalence class, then `{\bf $[[$=o=$]]$}', `{\bf $[[$=$^$=$]]$}', +%and {\bf \caret} are the members of an +%equivalence class, then `{\bf $[[$=o=$]]$}', `{\bf $[[$=\caret=$]]$}', %and `{\bf $[o^]$}' are all synonymous. An equivalence class may not be an endpoint of a range. @@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ escape: \begin{twocollist}\twocolwidtha{4cm} \twocolitem{{\bf $\backslash$A}}{matches only at the beginning of the string (see \helpref{Matching}{wxresynmatching}, below, -for how this differs from `{\bf $^$}')} +for how this differs from `{\bf \caret}')} \twocolitem{{\bf $\backslash$m}}{matches only at the beginning of a word} \twocolitem{{\bf $\backslash$M}}{matches only at the end of a word} \twocolitem{{\bf $\backslash$y}}{matches only at the beginning or end of a word} @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ is taken as a back reference if it comes after a suitable subexpression (i.e. the number is in the legal range for a back reference), and otherwise is taken as octal. -\subsection{Metasyntax} +\subsection{Metasyntax}\label{remetasyntax} \helpref{Syntax of the builtin regular expression library}{wxresyn} @@ -459,22 +459,22 @@ inside a bracket expression, all case counterparts of it are added to the bracket expression, so that {\bf $[x]$} becomes {\bf $[xX]$} and {\bf $[^x]$} becomes `{\bf $[^xX]$}'. If newline-sensitive -matching is specified, {\bf .} and bracket expressions using {\bf $^$} will never match +matching is specified, {\bf .} and bracket expressions using {\bf \caret} will never match the newline character (so that matches will never cross newlines unless -the RE explicitly arranges it) and {\bf $^$} and {\bf \$} will match the empty string after +the RE explicitly arranges it) and {\bf \caret} and {\bf \$} will match the empty string after and before a newline respectively, in addition to matching at beginning and end of string respectively. ARE {\bf $\backslash$A} and {\bf $\backslash$Z} continue to match beginning or end of string {\it only}. If partial newline-sensitive matching is specified, this affects {\bf .} and bracket expressions as with newline-sensitive matching, -but not {\bf $^$} and `{\bf \$}'. +but not {\bf \caret} and `{\bf \$}'. If inverse partial newline-sensitive matching is specified, -this affects {\bf $^$} and {\bf \$} as with newline-sensitive matching, but not {\bf .} and bracket +this affects {\bf \caret} and {\bf \$} as with newline-sensitive matching, but not {\bf .} and bracket expressions. This isn't very useful but is provided for symmetry. -\subsection{Limits And Compatibility} +\subsection{Limits And Compatibility}\label{relimits} \helpref{Syntax of the builtin regular expression library}{wxresyn} @@ -544,12 +544,12 @@ for their functionality. The delimiters for bounds are {\bf $\backslash$\{} and `{\bf $\backslash$\}}', with {\bf \{} and {\bf \}} by themselves ordinary characters. The parentheses for nested subexpressions are {\bf $\backslash$(} and `{\bf $\backslash$)}', with {\bf (} and {\bf )} by themselves -ordinary characters. {\bf $^$} is an ordinary +ordinary characters. {\bf \caret} is an ordinary character except at the beginning of the RE or the beginning of a parenthesized subexpression, {\bf \$} is an ordinary character except at the end of the RE or the end of a parenthesized subexpression, and {\bf *} is an ordinary character if it appears at the beginning of the RE or the beginning of a parenthesized -subexpression (after a possible leading `{\bf $^$}'). Finally, single-digit back references +subexpression (after a possible leading `{\bf \caret}'). Finally, single-digit back references are available, and {\bf $\backslash<$} and {\bf $\backslash>$} are synonyms for {\bf $[[:<:]]$} and {\bf $[[:>:]]$} respectively; no other escapes are available. @@ -644,8 +644,8 @@ Note that the character names are case sensitive. \twocolitem{backslash}{'$\backslash$'} \twocolitem{reverse-solidus}{'$\backslash$'} \twocolitem{right-square-bracket}{'$]$'} -\twocolitem{circumflex}{'$^$'} -\twocolitem{circumflex-accent}{'$^$'} +\twocolitem{circumflex}{'\caret'} +\twocolitem{circumflex-accent}{'\caret'} \twocolitem{underscore}{'\_'} \twocolitem{low-line}{'\_'} \twocolitem{grave-accent}{'`'}