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POSIX Extended Regular Expression Syntax

POSIX extended regular expressions can be constructed in Boost.Regex by passing the flag extended to the regex constructor.

boost::regex e1(my_expression boost::regex::extended);

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  • Wildcards

  • Anchors

  • Marked Sub-Expressions

  • Repeats

  • Alternation

  • Character Sets

  • Escapes