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libs/regex/doc/regex.qbk


[article Boost.Regex
    [quickbook 1.7]
    [copyright 1998-2013 John Maddock]
    [license
        Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
        (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
        [@http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt])
    ]
    [authors [Maddock, John]]
    [version 5.1.3]
    [/last-revision $Date$]
]

[import ../performance/doc/performance_tables.qbk]

[template super[x]'''<superscript>'''[x]'''</superscript>''']
[template sub[x]'''<subscript>'''[x]'''</subscript>''']


[template tr1[] [@http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2005/n1836.pdf Technical Report on C++ Library Extensions]]
[template syntax_option_type[] [link boost_regex.ref.syntax_option_type `syntax_option_type`]]
[template error_type[] [link boost_regex.ref.error_type `error_type`]]
[template bad_expression[] [link boost_regex.ref.bad_expression `bad_expression`]]
[template regex_error[] [link boost_regex.ref.bad_expression `regex_error`]]
[template basic_regex[] [link boost_regex.ref.basic_regex `basic_regex`]]
[template match_results[] [link boost_regex.ref.match_results `match_results`]]
[template sub_match[] [link boost_regex.ref.sub_match `sub_match`]]
[template match_flag_type[] [link boost_regex.ref.match_flag_type `match_flag_type`]]
[template regex_iterator[] [link boost_regex.ref.regex_iterator `regex_iterator`]]
[template regex_token_iterator[] [link boost_regex.ref.regex_token_iterator `regex_token_iterator`]]
[template regex_search[] [link boost_regex.ref.regex_search `regex_search`]]
[template regex_match[] [link boost_regex.ref.regex_match `regex_match`]]
[template regex_replace[] [link boost_regex.ref.regex_replace `regex_replace`]]
[template regex_grep[] [link boost_regex.ref.deprecated.regex_grep `regex_grep`]]
[template regex_split[] [link boost_regex.ref.deprecated.regex_split `regex_split`]]
[template match_results_format[] [link boost_regex.match_results_format `match_results<>::format`]]
[template perl_format[] [link boost_regex.format.perl_format Perl]]
[template sed_format[] [link boost_regex.format.sed_format Sed]]
[template boost_extended_format[] [link boost_regex.format.boost_format_syntax Boost-Extended]]

[/depricated stuff:]
[template RegEx[] [link boost_regex.ref.deprecated.old_regex `RegEx`]]
[template regcomp[] [link boost_regex.ref.posix.regcomp `regcomp`]]
[template regexec[] [link boost_regex.ref.posix.regexec `regexec`]]
[template regerror[] [link boost_regex.ref.posix.regerror `regerror`]]
[template regfree[] [link boost_regex.ref.posix.regfree `regfree`]]

A printer-friendly 
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PDF version of this manual is also available].

[include configuration.qbk]
[include install.qbk]
[include introduction.qbk]
[include unicode.qbk]
[include captures.qbk]
[include partial_matches.qbk]

[include syntax.qbk]

[include format_syntax.qbk]

[section:ref Reference]

[include basic_regex.qbk]
[include match_result.qbk]
[include sub_match.qbk]
[include regex_match.qbk]
[include regex_search.qbk]
[include regex_replace.qbk]
[include regex_iterator.qbk]
[include regex_token_iterator.qbk]
[include bad_expression.qbk]
[include syntax_option_type.qbk]
[include match_flag_type.qbk]
[include error_type.qbk]
[include regex_traits.qbk]

[include non_std_strings.qbk]
[include posix_api.qbk]
[include concepts.qbk]

[section:deprecated Deprecated Interfaces]
[include regex_format.qbk]
[include regex_grep.qbk]
[include regex_split.qbk]
[include old_regex.qbk]
[endsect]

[section:internals Internal Details]
[include unicode_iterators.qbk]
[endsect]

[endsect]

[section:background Background Information]

[include headers.qbk]
[include locale.qbk]
[include thread_safety.qbk]
[include examples.qbk]
[include further_info.qbk]
[include faq.qbk]
[include performance.qbk]
[include standards.qbk]
[include redistributables.qbk]
[include acknowledgements.qbk]
[include history.qbk]

[endsect]