1 files changed, 41 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Source/kwsys/RegularExpression.hxx.in b/Source/kwsys/RegularExpression.hxx.in
index 62e9cad..502fbe2 100644
--- a/Source/kwsys/RegularExpression.hxx.in
+++ b/Source/kwsys/RegularExpression.hxx.in
@@ -198,13 +198,18 @@ public:
    * Instantiate RegularExpression with compiled char*.
    */
   inline RegularExpression (char const*);
-  
+
   /**
    * Instantiate RegularExpression as a copy of another regular expression.
    */
   RegularExpression (RegularExpression const&);
 
   /**
+   * Instantiate RegularExpression with compiled string.
+   */
+  inline RegularExpression (kwsys_stl::string const&);
+
+  /**
    * Destructor.
    */
   inline ~RegularExpression();
@@ -216,6 +221,12 @@ public:
   bool compile (char const*);
 
   /**
+   * Compile a regular expression into internal code
+   * for later pattern matching.
+   */
+  inline bool compile (kwsys_stl::string const&);
+
+  /**
    * Matches the regular expression to the given string.
    * Returns true if found, and sets start and end indexes accordingly.
    */
@@ -225,7 +236,7 @@ public:
    * Matches the regular expression to the given std string.
    * Returns true if found, and sets start and end indexes accordingly.
    */
-  bool find (kwsys_stl::string const&);               
+  inline bool find (kwsys_stl::string const&);
 
   /**
    * Index to start of first find.
@@ -313,6 +324,16 @@ inline RegularExpression::RegularExpression (const char* s)
 }
 
 /**
+ * Creates a regular expression from string s, and
+ * compiles s.
+ */
+inline RegularExpression::RegularExpression (const kwsys_stl::string& s)
+{
+  this->program = 0;
+  this->compile(s);
+}
+
+/**
  * Destroys and frees space allocated for the regular expression.
  */
 inline RegularExpression::~RegularExpression () 
@@ -323,6 +344,24 @@ inline RegularExpression::~RegularExpression ()
 }
 
 /**
+ * Compile a regular expression into internal code
+ * for later pattern matching.
+ */
+inline bool RegularExpression::compile (kwsys_stl::string const& s)
+{
+  return this->compile(s.c_str());
+}
+
+/**
+ * Matches the regular expression to the given std string.
+ * Returns true if found, and sets start and end indexes accordingly.
+ */
+inline bool RegularExpression::find (kwsys_stl::string const& s)
+{
+  return this->find(s.c_str());
+}
+
+/**
  * Set the start position for the regular expression.
  */
 inline kwsys_stl::string::size_type RegularExpression::start () const