17.3. Regular Expressions
A regular expression is a way of describing a sequence of characters. Regular expressions are a stunningly powerful computational device. However, describing the languages used to define regular expressions is well beyond the scope of this Primer. Instead, we’ll focus on how to use the C++ regular-expression library (RE library), which is part of the new library. The RE library, which is defined in the regex header, involves several components, listed in Table 17.4.
Table 17.4. Regular Expression Library Components
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