Exploring C++20: The Programmer's Introduction to C++

© Ray Lischner 2020

R. LischnerExploring C++20https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5961-0_63

63. Regular Expressions

Ray Lischner¹ 

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Ellicott City, MD, USA

 

All modern languages support regular expressions in one fashion or another. Some scripting languages feature them prominently in the language syntax. C++ provides basic support for regular expressions with its <regex> module. This Exploration covers only the C++ classes and functions and does not delve into regular expression syntax. Many resources in print and online can help you if you need to brush up on regular expression syntax. C++ supports multiple regular expression styles; the default is the RegeExp object in ECMAScript 2019 (better known as JavaScript).

Parsing with Regular Expressions ...