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diff --git a/Doc/libregex.tex b/Doc/libregex.tex index f427a88..e3de911 100644 --- a/Doc/libregex.tex +++ b/Doc/libregex.tex @@ -192,21 +192,21 @@ The module defines these functions, and an exception: \setindexsubitem{(in module regex)} -\begin{funcdesc}{match}{pattern\, string} +\begin{funcdesc}{match}{pattern, string} Return how many characters at the beginning of \var{string} match the regular expression \var{pattern}. Return \code{-1} if the string does not match the pattern (this is different from a zero-length match!). \end{funcdesc} -\begin{funcdesc}{search}{pattern\, string} +\begin{funcdesc}{search}{pattern, string} Return the first position in \var{string} that matches the regular expression \var{pattern}. Return \code{-1} if no position in the string matches the pattern (this is different from a zero-length match anywhere!). \end{funcdesc} -\begin{funcdesc}{compile}{pattern\optional{\, translate}} +\begin{funcdesc}{compile}{pattern\optional{, translate}} Compile a regular expression pattern into a regular expression object, which can be used for matching using its \code{match()} and \code{search()} methods, described below. The optional argument @@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ expressions.) Returns the current value of the syntax flags as an integer. \end{funcdesc} -\begin{funcdesc}{symcomp}{pattern\optional{\, translate}} +\begin{funcdesc}{symcomp}{pattern\optional{, translate}} This is like \code{compile()}, but supports symbolic group names: if a parenthesis-enclosed group begins with a group name in angular brackets, e.g. \code{'\e(<id>[a-z][a-z0-9]*\e)'}, the group can @@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ equivalents. Compiled regular expression objects support these methods: \setindexsubitem{(regex method)} -\begin{funcdesc}{match}{string\optional{\, pos}} +\begin{funcdesc}{match}{string\optional{, pos}} Return how many characters at the beginning of \var{string} match the compiled regular expression. Return \code{-1} if the string does not match the pattern (this is different from a zero-length @@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ Compiled regular expression objects support these methods: is to start. \end{funcdesc} -\begin{funcdesc}{search}{string\optional{\, pos}} +\begin{funcdesc}{search}{string\optional{, pos}} Return the first position in \var{string} that matches the regular expression \code{pattern}. Return \code{-1} if no position in the string matches the pattern (this is different from a zero-length @@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ Compiled regular expression objects support these methods: \code{match()} method. \end{funcdesc} -\begin{funcdesc}{group}{index\, index\, ...} +\begin{funcdesc}{group}{index, index, ...} This method is only valid when the last call to the \code{match()} or \code{search()} method found a match. It returns one or more groups of the match. If there is a single \var{index} argument, |