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author | jan.nijtmans <nijtmans@users.sourceforge.net> | 2017-04-12 12:00:11 (GMT) |
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committer | jan.nijtmans <nijtmans@users.sourceforge.net> | 2017-04-12 12:00:11 (GMT) |
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diff --git a/doc/RegExp.3 b/doc/RegExp.3 index 63f650b..aa757bc 100644 --- a/doc/RegExp.3 +++ b/doc/RegExp.3 @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ '\" '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. -'\" +'\" .TH Tcl_RegExpMatch 3 8.1 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures" .so man.macros .BS @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ should be stored by \fBTcl_RegExpGetInfo\fR. \fBTcl_RegExpMatch\fR determines whether its \fIpattern\fR argument matches \fIregexp\fR, where \fIregexp\fR is interpreted as a regular expression using the rules in the \fBre_syntax\fR -reference page. +reference page. If there is a match then \fBTcl_RegExpMatch\fR returns 1. If there is no match then \fBTcl_RegExpMatch\fR returns 0. If an error occurs in the matching process (e.g. \fIpattern\fR @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ is not a valid regular expression) then \fBTcl_RegExpMatch\fR returns \-1 and leaves an error message in the interpreter result. \fBTcl_RegExpMatchObj\fR is similar to \fBTcl_RegExpMatch\fR except it operates on the Tcl values \fItextObj\fR and \fIpatObj\fR instead of -UTF strings. +UTF strings. \fBTcl_RegExpMatchObj\fR is generally more efficient than \fBTcl_RegExpMatch\fR, so it is the preferred interface. .PP @@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ Compile extended regular expressions .PQ ERE s . This mode corresponds to the regular expression syntax recognized by Tcl 8.0 and earlier -versions. +versions. .TP \fBTCL_REG_BASIC\fR Compile basic regular expressions @@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ character in the string where a match could occur. If a match was found, this will be the same as the beginning of the current match. If no match was found, then it indicates the earliest point at which a match might occur if additional text is appended to the string. If it -is no match is possible even with further text, this field will be set +is no match is possible even with further text, this field will be set to \-1. .SH "SEE ALSO" re_syntax(n) |