regularexpression.h.html

    // Copyright (c) 1999-2000 David Muse
    // See the COPYING file for more information.

    #ifndef REGEXP_H
    #define REGEXP_H

    // The regular expression class provides methods for making comparisons
    // between text and regular expressions.
    //
    // Regular expressions are complex, powerful, used in command line
    // programs like grep, sed and find, and extensively in Perl.

    class regularexpression {
            public:
                            regularexpression();
                            regularexpression(char *pattern);
                                    // this constructor calls the compile method
                                    // below during initialization
                    virtual ~regularexpression();

                    // if you need to do a quick comparison, use this method
                    static  int     match(char *str, char *pattern);
                                    // returns 1 if "str" matches "pattern"
                                    // and 0 if "str" doesn't match "pattern"

                    // if you need to do many comparisons against a single
                    // expression, use these methods
                    int     compile(char *pattern);
                                    // Compiles the regular expression given in
                                    // "pattern". Returns 1 if the compilation
                                    // succeeded and 0 if it failed.
                    int     match(char *str);
                                    // Matches "str" against the regular expression
                                    // compiled earlier using the compile method.
                                    // Returns 1 if the match was successful and
                                    // 0 if it was not.
            private:

                    #include <rudiments/private/regularexpression.h>
    };

    #endif