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7**********************************************************************
8* file name: uregex.h
9* encoding: UTF-8
10* indentation:4
11*
12* created on: 2004mar09
13* created by: Andy Heninger
14*
15* ICU Regular Expressions, API for C
16*/
17
18/**
19 * \file
20 * \brief C API: Regular Expressions
21 *
22 * <p>This is a C wrapper around the C++ RegexPattern and RegexMatcher classes.</p>
23 */
24
25#ifndef UREGEX_H
26#define UREGEX_H
27
28#include "unicode/utext.h"
29#include "unicode/utypes.h"
30
31#if !UCONFIG_NO_REGULAR_EXPRESSIONS
32
33#include "unicode/localpointer.h"
34#include "unicode/parseerr.h"
35
36struct URegularExpression;
37/**
38 * Structure representing a compiled regular expression, plus the results
39 * of a match operation.
40 * @stable ICU 3.0
41 */
42typedef struct URegularExpression URegularExpression;
43
44
45/**
46 * Constants for Regular Expression Match Modes.
47 * @stable ICU 2.4
48 */
49typedef enum URegexpFlag{
50
51#ifndef U_HIDE_DRAFT_API
52 /** Forces normalization of pattern and strings.
53 Not implemented yet, just a placeholder, hence draft.
54 @draft ICU 2.4 */
55 UREGEX_CANON_EQ = 128,
56#endif /* U_HIDE_DRAFT_API */
57 /** Enable case insensitive matching. @stable ICU 2.4 */
58 UREGEX_CASE_INSENSITIVE = 2,
59
60 /** Allow white space and comments within patterns @stable ICU 2.4 */
61 UREGEX_COMMENTS = 4,
62
63 /** If set, '.' matches line terminators, otherwise '.' matching stops at line end.
64 * @stable ICU 2.4 */
65 UREGEX_DOTALL = 32,
66
67 /** If set, treat the entire pattern as a literal string.
68 * Metacharacters or escape sequences in the input sequence will be given
69 * no special meaning.
70 *
71 * The flag UREGEX_CASE_INSENSITIVE retains its impact
72 * on matching when used in conjunction with this flag.
73 * The other flags become superfluous.
74 *
75 * @stable ICU 4.0
76 */
77 UREGEX_LITERAL = 16,
78
79 /** Control behavior of "$" and "^"
80 * If set, recognize line terminators within string,
81 * otherwise, match only at start and end of input string.
82 * @stable ICU 2.4 */
83 UREGEX_MULTILINE = 8,
84
85 /** Unix-only line endings.
86 * When this mode is enabled, only \\u000a is recognized as a line ending
87 * in the behavior of ., ^, and $.
88 * @stable ICU 4.0
89 */
90 UREGEX_UNIX_LINES = 1,
91
92 /** Unicode word boundaries.
93 * If set, \b uses the Unicode TR 29 definition of word boundaries.
94 * Warning: Unicode word boundaries are quite different from
95 * traditional regular expression word boundaries. See
96 * http://unicode.org/reports/tr29/#Word_Boundaries
97 * @stable ICU 2.8
98 */
99 UREGEX_UWORD = 256,
100
101 /** Error on Unrecognized backslash escapes.
102 * If set, fail with an error on patterns that contain
103 * backslash-escaped ASCII letters without a known special
104 * meaning. If this flag is not set, these
105 * escaped letters represent themselves.
106 * @stable ICU 4.0
107 */
108 UREGEX_ERROR_ON_UNKNOWN_ESCAPES = 512
109
110} URegexpFlag;
111
112/**
113 * Open (compile) an ICU regular expression. Compiles the regular expression in
114 * string form into an internal representation using the specified match mode flags.
115 * The resulting regular expression handle can then be used to perform various
116 * matching operations.
117 *
118 *
119 * @param pattern The Regular Expression pattern to be compiled.
120 * @param patternLength The length of the pattern, or -1 if the pattern is
121 * NUL terminated.
122 * @param flags Flags that alter the default matching behavior for
123 * the regular expression, UREGEX_CASE_INSENSITIVE, for
124 * example. For default behavior, set this parameter to zero.
125 * See <code>enum URegexpFlag</code>. All desired flags
126 * are bitwise-ORed together.
127 * @param pe Receives the position (line and column numbers) of any syntax
128 * error within the source regular expression string. If this
129 * information is not wanted, pass NULL for this parameter.
130 * @param status Receives error detected by this function.
131 * @stable ICU 3.0
132 *
133 */
134U_STABLE URegularExpression * U_EXPORT2
135uregex_open( const UChar *pattern,
136 int32_t patternLength,
137 uint32_t flags,
138 UParseError *pe,
139 UErrorCode *status);
140
141/**
142 * Open (compile) an ICU regular expression. Compiles the regular expression in
143 * string form into an internal representation using the specified match mode flags.
144 * The resulting regular expression handle can then be used to perform various
145 * matching operations.
146 * <p>
147 * The contents of the pattern UText will be extracted and saved. Ownership of the
148 * UText struct itself remains with the caller. This is to match the behavior of
149 * uregex_open().
150 *
151 * @param pattern The Regular Expression pattern to be compiled.
152 * @param flags Flags that alter the default matching behavior for
153 * the regular expression, UREGEX_CASE_INSENSITIVE, for
154 * example. For default behavior, set this parameter to zero.
155 * See <code>enum URegexpFlag</code>. All desired flags
156 * are bitwise-ORed together.
157 * @param pe Receives the position (line and column numbers) of any syntax
158 * error within the source regular expression string. If this
159 * information is not wanted, pass NULL for this parameter.
160 * @param status Receives error detected by this function.
161 *
162 * @stable ICU 4.6
163 */
164U_STABLE URegularExpression * U_EXPORT2
165uregex_openUText(UText *pattern,
166 uint32_t flags,
167 UParseError *pe,
168 UErrorCode *status);
169
170#if !UCONFIG_NO_CONVERSION
171/**
172 * Open (compile) an ICU regular expression. The resulting regular expression
173 * handle can then be used to perform various matching operations.
174 * <p>
175 * This function is the same as uregex_open, except that the pattern
176 * is supplied as an 8 bit char * string in the default code page.
177 *
178 * @param pattern The Regular Expression pattern to be compiled,
179 * NUL terminated.
180 * @param flags Flags that alter the default matching behavior for
181 * the regular expression, UREGEX_CASE_INSENSITIVE, for
182 * example. For default behavior, set this parameter to zero.
183 * See <code>enum URegexpFlag</code>. All desired flags
184 * are bitwise-ORed together.
185 * @param pe Receives the position (line and column numbers) of any syntax
186 * error within the source regular expression string. If this
187 * information is not wanted, pass NULL for this parameter.
188 * @param status Receives errors detected by this function.
189 * @return The URegularExpression object representing the compiled
190 * pattern.
191 *
192 * @stable ICU 3.0
193 */
194U_STABLE URegularExpression * U_EXPORT2
195uregex_openC( const char *pattern,
196 uint32_t flags,
197 UParseError *pe,
198 UErrorCode *status);
199#endif
200
201
202
203/**
204 * Close the regular expression, recovering all resources (memory) it
205 * was holding.
206 *
207 * @param regexp The regular expression to be closed.
208 * @stable ICU 3.0
209 */
210U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2
211uregex_close(URegularExpression *regexp);
212
213#if U_SHOW_CPLUSPLUS_API
214
215U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
216
217/**
218 * \class LocalURegularExpressionPointer
219 * "Smart pointer" class, closes a URegularExpression via uregex_close().
220 * For most methods see the LocalPointerBase base class.
221 *
222 * @see LocalPointerBase
223 * @see LocalPointer
224 * @stable ICU 4.4
225 */
226U_DEFINE_LOCAL_OPEN_POINTER(LocalURegularExpressionPointer, URegularExpression, uregex_close);
227
228U_NAMESPACE_END
229
230#endif
231
232/**
233 * Make a copy of a compiled regular expression. Cloning a regular
234 * expression is faster than opening a second instance from the source
235 * form of the expression, and requires less memory.
236 * <p>
237 * Note that the current input string and the position of any matched text
238 * within it are not cloned; only the pattern itself and the
239 * match mode flags are copied.
240 * <p>
241 * Cloning can be particularly useful to threaded applications that perform
242 * multiple match operations in parallel. Each concurrent RE
243 * operation requires its own instance of a URegularExpression.
244 *
245 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression to be cloned.
246 * @param status Receives indication of any errors encountered
247 * @return the cloned copy of the compiled regular expression.
248 * @stable ICU 3.0
249 */
250U_STABLE URegularExpression * U_EXPORT2
251uregex_clone(const URegularExpression *regexp, UErrorCode *status);
252
253/**
254 * Returns a pointer to the source form of the pattern for this regular expression.
255 * This function will work even if the pattern was originally specified as a UText.
256 *
257 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
258 * @param patLength This output parameter will be set to the length of the
259 * pattern string. A NULL pointer may be used here if the
260 * pattern length is not needed, as would be the case if
261 * the pattern is known in advance to be a NUL terminated
262 * string.
263 * @param status Receives errors detected by this function.
264 * @return a pointer to the pattern string. The storage for the string is
265 * owned by the regular expression object, and must not be
266 * altered or deleted by the application. The returned string
267 * will remain valid until the regular expression is closed.
268 * @stable ICU 3.0
269 */
270U_STABLE const UChar * U_EXPORT2
271uregex_pattern(const URegularExpression *regexp,
272 int32_t *patLength,
273 UErrorCode *status);
274
275/**
276 * Returns the source text of the pattern for this regular expression.
277 * This function will work even if the pattern was originally specified as a UChar string.
278 *
279 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
280 * @param status Receives errors detected by this function.
281 * @return the pattern text. The storage for the text is owned by the regular expression
282 * object, and must not be altered or deleted.
283 *
284 * @stable ICU 4.6
285 */
286U_STABLE UText * U_EXPORT2
287uregex_patternUText(const URegularExpression *regexp,
288 UErrorCode *status);
289
290/**
291 * Get the match mode flags that were specified when compiling this regular expression.
292 * @param status Receives errors detected by this function.
293 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
294 * @return The match mode flags
295 * @see URegexpFlag
296 * @stable ICU 3.0
297 */
298U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
299uregex_flags(const URegularExpression *regexp,
300 UErrorCode *status);
301
302
303/**
304 * Set the subject text string upon which the regular expression will look for matches.
305 * This function may be called any number of times, allowing the regular
306 * expression pattern to be applied to different strings.
307 * <p>
308 * Regular expression matching operations work directly on the application's
309 * string data. No copy is made. The subject string data must not be
310 * altered after calling this function until after all regular expression
311 * operations involving this string data are completed.
312 * <p>
313 * Zero length strings are permitted. In this case, no subsequent match
314 * operation will dereference the text string pointer.
315 *
316 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
317 * @param text The subject text string.
318 * @param textLength The length of the subject text, or -1 if the string
319 * is NUL terminated.
320 * @param status Receives errors detected by this function.
321 * @stable ICU 3.0
322 */
323U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2
324uregex_setText(URegularExpression *regexp,
325 const UChar *text,
326 int32_t textLength,
327 UErrorCode *status);
328
329
330/**
331 * Set the subject text string upon which the regular expression will look for matches.
332 * This function may be called any number of times, allowing the regular
333 * expression pattern to be applied to different strings.
334 * <p>
335 * Regular expression matching operations work directly on the application's
336 * string data; only a shallow clone is made. The subject string data must not be
337 * altered after calling this function until after all regular expression
338 * operations involving this string data are completed.
339 *
340 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
341 * @param text The subject text string.
342 * @param status Receives errors detected by this function.
343 *
344 * @stable ICU 4.6
345 */
346U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2
347uregex_setUText(URegularExpression *regexp,
348 UText *text,
349 UErrorCode *status);
350
351/**
352 * Get the subject text that is currently associated with this
353 * regular expression object. If the input was supplied using uregex_setText(),
354 * that pointer will be returned. Otherwise, the characters in the input will
355 * be extracted to a buffer and returned. In either case, ownership remains
356 * with the regular expression object.
357 *
358 * This function will work even if the input was originally specified as a UText.
359 *
360 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
361 * @param textLength The length of the string is returned in this output parameter.
362 * A NULL pointer may be used here if the
363 * text length is not needed, as would be the case if
364 * the text is known in advance to be a NUL terminated
365 * string.
366 * @param status Receives errors detected by this function.
367 * @return Pointer to the subject text string currently associated with
368 * this regular expression.
369 * @stable ICU 3.0
370 */
371U_STABLE const UChar * U_EXPORT2
372uregex_getText(URegularExpression *regexp,
373 int32_t *textLength,
374 UErrorCode *status);
375
376/**
377 * Get the subject text that is currently associated with this
378 * regular expression object.
379 *
380 * This function will work even if the input was originally specified as a UChar string.
381 *
382 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
383 * @param dest A mutable UText in which to store the current input.
384 * If NULL, a new UText will be created as an immutable shallow clone
385 * of the actual input string.
386 * @param status Receives errors detected by this function.
387 * @return The subject text currently associated with this regular expression.
388 * If a pre-allocated UText was provided, it will always be used and returned.
389 *
390 * @stable ICU 4.6
391 */
392U_STABLE UText * U_EXPORT2
393uregex_getUText(URegularExpression *regexp,
394 UText *dest,
395 UErrorCode *status);
396
397/**
398 * Set the subject text string upon which the regular expression is looking for matches
399 * without changing any other aspect of the matching state.
400 * The new and previous text strings must have the same content.
401 *
402 * This function is intended for use in environments where ICU is operating on
403 * strings that may move around in memory. It provides a mechanism for notifying
404 * ICU that the string has been relocated, and providing a new UText to access the
405 * string in its new position.
406 *
407 * Note that the regular expression implementation never copies the underlying text
408 * of a string being matched, but always operates directly on the original text
409 * provided by the user. Refreshing simply drops the references to the old text
410 * and replaces them with references to the new.
411 *
412 * Caution: this function is normally used only by very specialized
413 * system-level code. One example use case is with garbage collection
414 * that moves the text in memory.
415 *
416 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
417 * @param text The new (moved) text string.
418 * @param status Receives errors detected by this function.
419 *
420 * @stable ICU 4.8
421 */
422U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2
423uregex_refreshUText(URegularExpression *regexp,
424 UText *text,
425 UErrorCode *status);
426
427/**
428 * Attempts to match the input string against the pattern.
429 * To succeed, the match must extend to the end of the string,
430 * or cover the complete match region.
431 *
432 * If startIndex >= zero the match operation starts at the specified
433 * index and must extend to the end of the input string. Any region
434 * that has been specified is reset.
435 *
436 * If startIndex == -1 the match must cover the input region, or the entire
437 * input string if no region has been set. This directly corresponds to
438 * Matcher.matches() in Java
439 *
440 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
441 * @param startIndex The input string (native) index at which to begin matching, or -1
442 * to match the input Region.
443 * @param status Receives errors detected by this function.
444 * @return TRUE if there is a match
445 * @stable ICU 3.0
446 */
447U_STABLE UBool U_EXPORT2
448uregex_matches(URegularExpression *regexp,
449 int32_t startIndex,
450 UErrorCode *status);
451
452/**
453 * 64bit version of uregex_matches.
454 * Attempts to match the input string against the pattern.
455 * To succeed, the match must extend to the end of the string,
456 * or cover the complete match region.
457 *
458 * If startIndex >= zero the match operation starts at the specified
459 * index and must extend to the end of the input string. Any region
460 * that has been specified is reset.
461 *
462 * If startIndex == -1 the match must cover the input region, or the entire
463 * input string if no region has been set. This directly corresponds to
464 * Matcher.matches() in Java
465 *
466 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
467 * @param startIndex The input string (native) index at which to begin matching, or -1
468 * to match the input Region.
469 * @param status Receives errors detected by this function.
470 * @return TRUE if there is a match
471 * @stable ICU 4.6
472 */
473U_STABLE UBool U_EXPORT2
474uregex_matches64(URegularExpression *regexp,
475 int64_t startIndex,
476 UErrorCode *status);
477
478/**
479 * Attempts to match the input string, starting from the specified index, against the pattern.
480 * The match may be of any length, and is not required to extend to the end
481 * of the input string. Contrast with uregex_matches().
482 *
483 * <p>If startIndex is >= 0 any input region that was set for this
484 * URegularExpression is reset before the operation begins.
485 *
486 * <p>If the specified starting index == -1 the match begins at the start of the input
487 * region, or at the start of the full string if no region has been specified.
488 * This corresponds directly with Matcher.lookingAt() in Java.
489 *
490 * <p>If the match succeeds then more information can be obtained via the
491 * <code>uregexp_start()</code>, <code>uregexp_end()</code>,
492 * and <code>uregex_group()</code> functions.</p>
493 *
494 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
495 * @param startIndex The input string (native) index at which to begin matching, or
496 * -1 to match the Input Region
497 * @param status A reference to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
498 * @return TRUE if there is a match.
499 * @stable ICU 3.0
500 */
501U_STABLE UBool U_EXPORT2
502uregex_lookingAt(URegularExpression *regexp,
503 int32_t startIndex,
504 UErrorCode *status);
505
506/**
507 * 64bit version of uregex_lookingAt.
508 * Attempts to match the input string, starting from the specified index, against the pattern.
509 * The match may be of any length, and is not required to extend to the end
510 * of the input string. Contrast with uregex_matches().
511 *
512 * <p>If startIndex is >= 0 any input region that was set for this
513 * URegularExpression is reset before the operation begins.
514 *
515 * <p>If the specified starting index == -1 the match begins at the start of the input
516 * region, or at the start of the full string if no region has been specified.
517 * This corresponds directly with Matcher.lookingAt() in Java.
518 *
519 * <p>If the match succeeds then more information can be obtained via the
520 * <code>uregexp_start()</code>, <code>uregexp_end()</code>,
521 * and <code>uregex_group()</code> functions.</p>
522 *
523 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
524 * @param startIndex The input string (native) index at which to begin matching, or
525 * -1 to match the Input Region
526 * @param status A reference to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
527 * @return TRUE if there is a match.
528 * @stable ICU 4.6
529 */
530U_STABLE UBool U_EXPORT2
531uregex_lookingAt64(URegularExpression *regexp,
532 int64_t startIndex,
533 UErrorCode *status);
534
535/**
536 * Find the first matching substring of the input string that matches the pattern.
537 * If startIndex is >= zero the search for a match begins at the specified index,
538 * and any match region is reset. This corresponds directly with
539 * Matcher.find(startIndex) in Java.
540 *
541 * If startIndex == -1 the search begins at the start of the input region,
542 * or at the start of the full string if no region has been specified.
543 *
544 * If a match is found, <code>uregex_start(), uregex_end()</code>, and
545 * <code>uregex_group()</code> will provide more information regarding the match.
546 *
547 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
548 * @param startIndex The position (native) in the input string to begin the search, or
549 * -1 to search within the Input Region.
550 * @param status A reference to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
551 * @return TRUE if a match is found.
552 * @stable ICU 3.0
553 */
554U_STABLE UBool U_EXPORT2
555uregex_find(URegularExpression *regexp,
556 int32_t startIndex,
557 UErrorCode *status);
558
559/**
560 * 64bit version of uregex_find.
561 * Find the first matching substring of the input string that matches the pattern.
562 * If startIndex is >= zero the search for a match begins at the specified index,
563 * and any match region is reset. This corresponds directly with
564 * Matcher.find(startIndex) in Java.
565 *
566 * If startIndex == -1 the search begins at the start of the input region,
567 * or at the start of the full string if no region has been specified.
568 *
569 * If a match is found, <code>uregex_start(), uregex_end()</code>, and
570 * <code>uregex_group()</code> will provide more information regarding the match.
571 *
572 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
573 * @param startIndex The position (native) in the input string to begin the search, or
574 * -1 to search within the Input Region.
575 * @param status A reference to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
576 * @return TRUE if a match is found.
577 * @stable ICU 4.6
578 */
579U_STABLE UBool U_EXPORT2
580uregex_find64(URegularExpression *regexp,
581 int64_t startIndex,
582 UErrorCode *status);
583
584/**
585 * Find the next pattern match in the input string. Begin searching
586 * the input at the location following the end of he previous match,
587 * or at the start of the string (or region) if there is no
588 * previous match. If a match is found, <code>uregex_start(), uregex_end()</code>, and
589 * <code>uregex_group()</code> will provide more information regarding the match.
590 *
591 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
592 * @param status A reference to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
593 * @return TRUE if a match is found.
594 * @see uregex_reset
595 * @stable ICU 3.0
596 */
597U_STABLE UBool U_EXPORT2
598uregex_findNext(URegularExpression *regexp,
599 UErrorCode *status);
600
601/**
602 * Get the number of capturing groups in this regular expression's pattern.
603 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
604 * @param status A reference to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
605 * @return the number of capture groups
606 * @stable ICU 3.0
607 */
608U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
609uregex_groupCount(URegularExpression *regexp,
610 UErrorCode *status);
611
612/**
613 * Get the group number corresponding to a named capture group.
614 * The returned number can be used with any function that access
615 * capture groups by number.
616 *
617 * The function returns an error status if the specified name does not
618 * appear in the pattern.
619 *
620 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
621 * @param groupName The capture group name.
622 * @param nameLength The length of the name, or -1 if the name is a
623 * nul-terminated string.
624 * @param status A pointer to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
625 *
626 * @stable ICU 55
627 */
628U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
629uregex_groupNumberFromName(URegularExpression *regexp,
630 const UChar *groupName,
631 int32_t nameLength,
632 UErrorCode *status);
633
634
635/**
636 * Get the group number corresponding to a named capture group.
637 * The returned number can be used with any function that access
638 * capture groups by number.
639 *
640 * The function returns an error status if the specified name does not
641 * appear in the pattern.
642 *
643 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
644 * @param groupName The capture group name,
645 * platform invariant characters only.
646 * @param nameLength The length of the name, or -1 if the name is
647 * nul-terminated.
648 * @param status A pointer to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
649 *
650 * @stable ICU 55
651 */
652U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
653uregex_groupNumberFromCName(URegularExpression *regexp,
654 const char *groupName,
655 int32_t nameLength,
656 UErrorCode *status);
657
658/** Extract the string for the specified matching expression or subexpression.
659 * Group #0 is the complete string of matched text.
660 * Group #1 is the text matched by the first set of capturing parentheses.
661 *
662 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
663 * @param groupNum The capture group to extract. Group 0 is the complete
664 * match. The value of this parameter must be
665 * less than or equal to the number of capture groups in
666 * the pattern.
667 * @param dest Buffer to receive the matching string data
668 * @param destCapacity Capacity of the dest buffer.
669 * @param status A reference to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
670 * @return Length of matching data,
671 * or -1 if no applicable match.
672 * @stable ICU 3.0
673 */
674U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
675uregex_group(URegularExpression *regexp,
676 int32_t groupNum,
677 UChar *dest,
678 int32_t destCapacity,
679 UErrorCode *status);
680
681/** Returns a shallow immutable clone of the entire input string with the current index set
682 * to the beginning of the requested capture group. The capture group length is also
683 * returned via groupLength.
684 * Group #0 is the complete string of matched text.
685 * Group #1 is the text matched by the first set of capturing parentheses.
686 *
687 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
688 * @param groupNum The capture group to extract. Group 0 is the complete
689 * match. The value of this parameter must be
690 * less than or equal to the number of capture groups in
691 * the pattern.
692 * @param dest A mutable UText in which to store the current input.
693 * If NULL, a new UText will be created as an immutable shallow clone
694 * of the entire input string.
695 * @param groupLength The group length of the desired capture group. Output parameter.
696 * @param status A reference to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
697 * @return The subject text currently associated with this regular expression.
698 * If a pre-allocated UText was provided, it will always be used and returned.
699
700 *
701 * @stable ICU 4.6
702 */
703U_STABLE UText * U_EXPORT2
704uregex_groupUText(URegularExpression *regexp,
705 int32_t groupNum,
706 UText *dest,
707 int64_t *groupLength,
708 UErrorCode *status);
709
710/**
711 * Returns the index in the input string of the start of the text matched by the
712 * specified capture group during the previous match operation. Return -1 if
713 * the capture group was not part of the last match.
714 * Group #0 refers to the complete range of matched text.
715 * Group #1 refers to the text matched by the first set of capturing parentheses.
716 *
717 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
718 * @param groupNum The capture group number
719 * @param status A reference to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
720 * @return the starting (native) position in the input of the text matched
721 * by the specified group.
722 * @stable ICU 3.0
723 */
724U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
725uregex_start(URegularExpression *regexp,
726 int32_t groupNum,
727 UErrorCode *status);
728
729/**
730 * 64bit version of uregex_start.
731 * Returns the index in the input string of the start of the text matched by the
732 * specified capture group during the previous match operation. Return -1 if
733 * the capture group was not part of the last match.
734 * Group #0 refers to the complete range of matched text.
735 * Group #1 refers to the text matched by the first set of capturing parentheses.
736 *
737 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
738 * @param groupNum The capture group number
739 * @param status A reference to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
740 * @return the starting (native) position in the input of the text matched
741 * by the specified group.
742 * @stable ICU 4.6
743 */
744U_STABLE int64_t U_EXPORT2
745uregex_start64(URegularExpression *regexp,
746 int32_t groupNum,
747 UErrorCode *status);
748
749/**
750 * Returns the index in the input string of the position following the end
751 * of the text matched by the specified capture group.
752 * Return -1 if the capture group was not part of the last match.
753 * Group #0 refers to the complete range of matched text.
754 * Group #1 refers to the text matched by the first set of capturing parentheses.
755 *
756 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
757 * @param groupNum The capture group number
758 * @param status A reference to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
759 * @return the (native) index of the position following the last matched character.
760 * @stable ICU 3.0
761 */
762U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
763uregex_end(URegularExpression *regexp,
764 int32_t groupNum,
765 UErrorCode *status);
766
767/**
768 * 64bit version of uregex_end.
769 * Returns the index in the input string of the position following the end
770 * of the text matched by the specified capture group.
771 * Return -1 if the capture group was not part of the last match.
772 * Group #0 refers to the complete range of matched text.
773 * Group #1 refers to the text matched by the first set of capturing parentheses.
774 *
775 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
776 * @param groupNum The capture group number
777 * @param status A reference to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
778 * @return the (native) index of the position following the last matched character.
779 * @stable ICU 4.6
780 */
781U_STABLE int64_t U_EXPORT2
782uregex_end64(URegularExpression *regexp,
783 int32_t groupNum,
784 UErrorCode *status);
785
786/**
787 * Reset any saved state from the previous match. Has the effect of
788 * causing uregex_findNext to begin at the specified index, and causing
789 * uregex_start(), uregex_end() and uregex_group() to return an error
790 * indicating that there is no match information available. Clears any
791 * match region that may have been set.
792 *
793 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
794 * @param index The position (native) in the text at which a
795 * uregex_findNext() should begin searching.
796 * @param status A reference to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
797 * @stable ICU 3.0
798 */
799U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2
800uregex_reset(URegularExpression *regexp,
801 int32_t index,
802 UErrorCode *status);
803
804/**
805 * 64bit version of uregex_reset.
806 * Reset any saved state from the previous match. Has the effect of
807 * causing uregex_findNext to begin at the specified index, and causing
808 * uregex_start(), uregex_end() and uregex_group() to return an error
809 * indicating that there is no match information available. Clears any
810 * match region that may have been set.
811 *
812 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
813 * @param index The position (native) in the text at which a
814 * uregex_findNext() should begin searching.
815 * @param status A reference to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
816 * @stable ICU 4.6
817 */
818U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2
819uregex_reset64(URegularExpression *regexp,
820 int64_t index,
821 UErrorCode *status);
822
823/**
824 * Sets the limits of the matching region for this URegularExpression.
825 * The region is the part of the input string that will be considered when matching.
826 * Invoking this method resets any saved state from the previous match,
827 * then sets the region to start at the index specified by the start parameter
828 * and end at the index specified by the end parameter.
829 *
830 * Depending on the transparency and anchoring being used (see useTransparentBounds
831 * and useAnchoringBounds), certain constructs such as anchors may behave differently
832 * at or around the boundaries of the region
833 *
834 * The function will fail if start is greater than limit, or if either index
835 * is less than zero or greater than the length of the string being matched.
836 *
837 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
838 * @param regionStart The (native) index to begin searches at.
839 * @param regionLimit The (native) index to end searches at (exclusive).
840 * @param status A pointer to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
841 * @stable ICU 4.0
842 */
843U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2
844uregex_setRegion(URegularExpression *regexp,
845 int32_t regionStart,
846 int32_t regionLimit,
847 UErrorCode *status);
848
849/**
850 * 64bit version of uregex_setRegion.
851 * Sets the limits of the matching region for this URegularExpression.
852 * The region is the part of the input string that will be considered when matching.
853 * Invoking this method resets any saved state from the previous match,
854 * then sets the region to start at the index specified by the start parameter
855 * and end at the index specified by the end parameter.
856 *
857 * Depending on the transparency and anchoring being used (see useTransparentBounds
858 * and useAnchoringBounds), certain constructs such as anchors may behave differently
859 * at or around the boundaries of the region
860 *
861 * The function will fail if start is greater than limit, or if either index
862 * is less than zero or greater than the length of the string being matched.
863 *
864 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
865 * @param regionStart The (native) index to begin searches at.
866 * @param regionLimit The (native) index to end searches at (exclusive).
867 * @param status A pointer to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
868 * @stable ICU 4.6
869 */
870U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2
871uregex_setRegion64(URegularExpression *regexp,
872 int64_t regionStart,
873 int64_t regionLimit,
874 UErrorCode *status);
875
876/**
877 * Set the matching region and the starting index for subsequent matches
878 * in a single operation.
879 * This is useful because the usual function for setting the starting
880 * index, urgex_reset(), also resets any region limits.
881 *
882 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
883 * @param regionStart The (native) index to begin searches at.
884 * @param regionLimit The (native) index to end searches at (exclusive).
885 * @param startIndex The index in the input text at which the next
886 * match operation should begin.
887 * @param status A pointer to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
888 * @stable ICU 4.6
889 */
890U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2
891uregex_setRegionAndStart(URegularExpression *regexp,
892 int64_t regionStart,
893 int64_t regionLimit,
894 int64_t startIndex,
895 UErrorCode *status);
896
897/**
898 * Reports the start index of the matching region. Any matches found are limited to
899 * to the region bounded by regionStart (inclusive) and regionEnd (exclusive).
900 *
901 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
902 * @param status A pointer to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
903 * @return The starting (native) index of this matcher's region.
904 * @stable ICU 4.0
905 */
906U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
907uregex_regionStart(const URegularExpression *regexp,
908 UErrorCode *status);
909
910/**
911 * 64bit version of uregex_regionStart.
912 * Reports the start index of the matching region. Any matches found are limited to
913 * to the region bounded by regionStart (inclusive) and regionEnd (exclusive).
914 *
915 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
916 * @param status A pointer to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
917 * @return The starting (native) index of this matcher's region.
918 * @stable ICU 4.6
919 */
920U_STABLE int64_t U_EXPORT2
921uregex_regionStart64(const URegularExpression *regexp,
922 UErrorCode *status);
923
924/**
925 * Reports the end index (exclusive) of the matching region for this URegularExpression.
926 * Any matches found are limited to to the region bounded by regionStart (inclusive)
927 * and regionEnd (exclusive).
928 *
929 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
930 * @param status A pointer to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
931 * @return The ending point (native) of this matcher's region.
932 * @stable ICU 4.0
933 */
934U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
935uregex_regionEnd(const URegularExpression *regexp,
936 UErrorCode *status);
937
938/**
939 * 64bit version of uregex_regionEnd.
940 * Reports the end index (exclusive) of the matching region for this URegularExpression.
941 * Any matches found are limited to to the region bounded by regionStart (inclusive)
942 * and regionEnd (exclusive).
943 *
944 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
945 * @param status A pointer to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
946 * @return The ending point (native) of this matcher's region.
947 * @stable ICU 4.6
948 */
949U_STABLE int64_t U_EXPORT2
950uregex_regionEnd64(const URegularExpression *regexp,
951 UErrorCode *status);
952
953/**
954 * Queries the transparency of region bounds for this URegularExpression.
955 * See useTransparentBounds for a description of transparent and opaque bounds.
956 * By default, matching boundaries are opaque.
957 *
958 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
959 * @param status A pointer to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
960 * @return TRUE if this matcher is using opaque bounds, false if it is not.
961 * @stable ICU 4.0
962 */
963U_STABLE UBool U_EXPORT2
964uregex_hasTransparentBounds(const URegularExpression *regexp,
965 UErrorCode *status);
966
967
968/**
969 * Sets the transparency of region bounds for this URegularExpression.
970 * Invoking this function with an argument of TRUE will set matches to use transparent bounds.
971 * If the boolean argument is FALSE, then opaque bounds will be used.
972 *
973 * Using transparent bounds, the boundaries of the matching region are transparent
974 * to lookahead, lookbehind, and boundary matching constructs. Those constructs can
975 * see text beyond the boundaries of the region while checking for a match.
976 *
977 * With opaque bounds, no text outside of the matching region is visible to lookahead,
978 * lookbehind, and boundary matching constructs.
979 *
980 * By default, opaque bounds are used.
981 *
982 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
983 * @param b TRUE for transparent bounds; FALSE for opaque bounds
984 * @param status A pointer to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
985 * @stable ICU 4.0
986 **/
987U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2
988uregex_useTransparentBounds(URegularExpression *regexp,
989 UBool b,
990 UErrorCode *status);
991
992
993/**
994 * Return true if this URegularExpression is using anchoring bounds.
995 * By default, anchoring region bounds are used.
996 *
997 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
998 * @param status A pointer to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
999 * @return TRUE if this matcher is using anchoring bounds.
1000 * @stable ICU 4.0
1001 */
1002U_STABLE UBool U_EXPORT2
1003uregex_hasAnchoringBounds(const URegularExpression *regexp,
1004 UErrorCode *status);
1005
1006
1007/**
1008 * Set whether this URegularExpression is using Anchoring Bounds for its region.
1009 * With anchoring bounds, pattern anchors such as ^ and $ will match at the start
1010 * and end of the region. Without Anchoring Bounds, anchors will only match at
1011 * the positions they would in the complete text.
1012 *
1013 * Anchoring Bounds are the default for regions.
1014 *
1015 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
1016 * @param b TRUE if to enable anchoring bounds; FALSE to disable them.
1017 * @param status A pointer to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
1018 * @stable ICU 4.0
1019 */
1020U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2
1021uregex_useAnchoringBounds(URegularExpression *regexp,
1022 UBool b,
1023 UErrorCode *status);
1024
1025/**
1026 * Return TRUE if the most recent matching operation touched the
1027 * end of the text being processed. In this case, additional input text could
1028 * change the results of that match.
1029 *
1030 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
1031 * @param status A pointer to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
1032 * @return TRUE if the most recent match hit the end of input
1033 * @stable ICU 4.0
1034 */
1035U_STABLE UBool U_EXPORT2
1036uregex_hitEnd(const URegularExpression *regexp,
1037 UErrorCode *status);
1038
1039/**
1040 * Return TRUE the most recent match succeeded and additional input could cause
1041 * it to fail. If this function returns false and a match was found, then more input
1042 * might change the match but the match won't be lost. If a match was not found,
1043 * then requireEnd has no meaning.
1044 *
1045 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
1046 * @param status A pointer to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
1047 * @return TRUE if more input could cause the most recent match to no longer match.
1048 * @stable ICU 4.0
1049 */
1050U_STABLE UBool U_EXPORT2
1051uregex_requireEnd(const URegularExpression *regexp,
1052 UErrorCode *status);
1053
1054
1055
1056
1057
1058/**
1059 * Replaces every substring of the input that matches the pattern
1060 * with the given replacement string. This is a convenience function that
1061 * provides a complete find-and-replace-all operation.
1062 *
1063 * This method scans the input string looking for matches of the pattern.
1064 * Input that is not part of any match is copied unchanged to the
1065 * destination buffer. Matched regions are replaced in the output
1066 * buffer by the replacement string. The replacement string may contain
1067 * references to capture groups; these take the form of $1, $2, etc.
1068 *
1069 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
1070 * @param replacementText A string containing the replacement text.
1071 * @param replacementLength The length of the replacement string, or
1072 * -1 if it is NUL terminated.
1073 * @param destBuf A (UChar *) buffer that will receive the result.
1074 * @param destCapacity The capacity of the destination buffer.
1075 * @param status A reference to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
1076 * @return The length of the string resulting from the find
1077 * and replace operation. In the event that the
1078 * destination capacity is inadequate, the return value
1079 * is still the full length of the untruncated string.
1080 * @stable ICU 3.0
1081 */
1082U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
1083uregex_replaceAll(URegularExpression *regexp,
1084 const UChar *replacementText,
1085 int32_t replacementLength,
1086 UChar *destBuf,
1087 int32_t destCapacity,
1088 UErrorCode *status);
1089
1090/**
1091 * Replaces every substring of the input that matches the pattern
1092 * with the given replacement string. This is a convenience function that
1093 * provides a complete find-and-replace-all operation.
1094 *
1095 * This method scans the input string looking for matches of the pattern.
1096 * Input that is not part of any match is copied unchanged to the
1097 * destination buffer. Matched regions are replaced in the output
1098 * buffer by the replacement string. The replacement string may contain
1099 * references to capture groups; these take the form of $1, $2, etc.
1100 *
1101 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
1102 * @param replacement A string containing the replacement text.
1103 * @param dest A mutable UText that will receive the result.
1104 * If NULL, a new UText will be created (which may not be mutable).
1105 * @param status A reference to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
1106 * @return A UText containing the results of the find and replace.
1107 * If a pre-allocated UText was provided, it will always be used and returned.
1108 *
1109 * @stable ICU 4.6
1110 */
1111U_STABLE UText * U_EXPORT2
1112uregex_replaceAllUText(URegularExpression *regexp,
1113 UText *replacement,
1114 UText *dest,
1115 UErrorCode *status);
1116
1117/**
1118 * Replaces the first substring of the input that matches the pattern
1119 * with the given replacement string. This is a convenience function that
1120 * provides a complete find-and-replace operation.
1121 *
1122 * This method scans the input string looking for a match of the pattern.
1123 * All input that is not part of the match is copied unchanged to the
1124 * destination buffer. The matched region is replaced in the output
1125 * buffer by the replacement string. The replacement string may contain
1126 * references to capture groups; these take the form of $1, $2, etc.
1127 *
1128 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
1129 * @param replacementText A string containing the replacement text.
1130 * @param replacementLength The length of the replacement string, or
1131 * -1 if it is NUL terminated.
1132 * @param destBuf A (UChar *) buffer that will receive the result.
1133 * @param destCapacity The capacity of the destination buffer.
1134 * @param status a reference to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
1135 * @return The length of the string resulting from the find
1136 * and replace operation. In the event that the
1137 * destination capacity is inadequate, the return value
1138 * is still the full length of the untruncated string.
1139 * @stable ICU 3.0
1140 */
1141U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
1142uregex_replaceFirst(URegularExpression *regexp,
1143 const UChar *replacementText,
1144 int32_t replacementLength,
1145 UChar *destBuf,
1146 int32_t destCapacity,
1147 UErrorCode *status);
1148
1149/**
1150 * Replaces the first substring of the input that matches the pattern
1151 * with the given replacement string. This is a convenience function that
1152 * provides a complete find-and-replace operation.
1153 *
1154 * This method scans the input string looking for a match of the pattern.
1155 * All input that is not part of the match is copied unchanged to the
1156 * destination buffer. The matched region is replaced in the output
1157 * buffer by the replacement string. The replacement string may contain
1158 * references to capture groups; these take the form of $1, $2, etc.
1159 *
1160 * @param regexp The compiled regular expression.
1161 * @param replacement A string containing the replacement text.
1162 * @param dest A mutable UText that will receive the result.
1163 * If NULL, a new UText will be created (which may not be mutable).
1164 * @param status A reference to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.
1165 * @return A UText containing the results of the find and replace.
1166 * If a pre-allocated UText was provided, it will always be used and returned.
1167 *
1168 * @stable ICU 4.6
1169 */
1170U_STABLE UText * U_EXPORT2
1171uregex_replaceFirstUText(URegularExpression *regexp,
1172 UText *replacement,
1173 UText *dest,
1174 UErrorCode *status);
1175
1176/**
1177 * Implements a replace operation intended to be used as part of an
1178 * incremental find-and-replace.
1179 *
1180 * <p>The input string, starting from the end of the previous match and ending at
1181 * the start of the current match, is appended to the destination string. Then the
1182 * replacement string is appended to the output string,
1183 * including handling any substitutions of captured text.</p>
1184 *
1185 * <p>A note on preflight computation of buffersize and error handling:
1186 * Calls to uregex_appendReplacement() and uregex_appendTail() are
1187 * designed to be chained, one after another, with the destination
1188 * buffer pointer and buffer capacity updated after each in preparation
1189 * to for the next. If the destination buffer is exhausted partway through such a
1190 * sequence, a U_BUFFER_OVERFLOW_ERROR status will be returned. Normal
1191 * ICU conventions are for a function to perform no action if it is
1192 * called with an error status, but for this one case, uregex_appendRepacement()
1193 * will operate normally so that buffer size computations will complete
1194 * correctly.
1195 *
1196 * <p>For simple, prepackaged, non-incremental find-and-replace
1197 * operations, see replaceFirst() or replaceAll().</p>
1198 *
1199 * @param regexp The regular expression object.
1200 * @param replacementText The string that will replace the matched portion of the