boost_1_45_0/libs/xpressive/doc/xpressive.qbk

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[library Boost.Xpressive
    [quickbook 1.3]
    [authors [Niebler, Eric]]
    [copyright 2007 Eric Niebler]
    [category string-text]
    [id xpressive]
    [dirname xpressive]
    [purpose
        Regular expressions that can be written as strings or as expression templates,
        and that can refer to each other and themselves recursively with the power of
        context-free grammars.
    ]
    [license
        Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
        (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
        [@http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt])
    ]
]

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[def __note__                [$images/note.png]]
[def __alert__               [$images/caution.png]]
[def __detail__              [$images/note.png]]
[def __tip__                 [$images/tip.png]]

[/  Links   ]

[def _spirit_fx_             [@http://spirit.sourceforge.net Spirit Parser Framework]]
[def _spirit_                [@http://spirit.sourceforge.net Spirit]]
[def _regexpp_               [@../../libs/regex Boost.Regex]]
[def _proposal_              [@http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2003/n1429.htm proposal]]
[def _boost_                 [@http://www.boost.org Boost]]
[def _greta_                 [@http://research.microsoft.com/projects/greta GRETA]]
[def _perl6_                 [@http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2002/06/04/apo5.html Perl 6]]
[def _iterator_              [@../../libs/iterator/doc/index.html Boost.Iterator]]
[def _basic_regex_           [^[classref boost::xpressive::basic_regex basic_regex<>]]]
[def _match_results_         [^[classref boost::xpressive::match_results match_results<>]]]
[def _sub_match_             [^[classref boost::xpressive::sub_match sub_match<>]]]
[def _regex_compiler_        [^[classref boost::xpressive::regex_compiler regex_compiler<>]]]
[def _regex_iterator_        [^[classref boost::xpressive::regex_iterator regex_iterator<>]]]
[def _regex_token_iterator_  [^[classref boost::xpressive::regex_token_iterator regex_token_iterator<>]]]
[def _mark_tag_              [^[classref boost::xpressive::mark_tag mark_tag]]]
[def _regex_match_           [^[funcref boost::xpressive::regex_match regex_match()]]]
[def _regex_search_          [^[funcref boost::xpressive::regex_search regex_search()]]]
[def _regex_replace_         [^[funcref boost::xpressive::regex_replace regex_replace()]]]
[def _syntax_option_type_    [^[enumref boost::xpressive::regex_constants::syntax_option_type syntax_option_type]]]
[def _match_flag_type_       [^[enumref boost::xpressive::regex_constants::match_flag_type match_flag_type]]]
[def _error_type_            [^[enumref boost::xpressive::regex_constants::error_type error_type]]]
[def _regex_compile_         [^[memberref boost::xpressive::basic_regex::compile basic_regex<>::compile()]]]
[def _check_                 [^[funcref boost::xpressive::check check()]]]

[include preface.qbk]

[section User's Guide]

This section describes how to use xpressive to accomplish text manipulation and
parsing tasks. If you are looking for detailed information regarding specific
components in xpressive, check the [link xpressive.reference Reference] section.

[include introduction.qbk]

[include installation.qbk]

[include quick_start.qbk]

[section Creating a Regex Object]

When using xpressive, the first thing you'll do is create a _basic_regex_ object. This section goes
over the nuts and bolts of building a regular expression in the two dialects xpressive supports: static
and dynamic.

[include static_regexes.qbk]

[include dynamic_regexes.qbk]

[endsect]

[include matching.qbk]

[include results.qbk]

[include substitutions.qbk]

[include tokenization.qbk]

[include named_captures.qbk]

[include grammars.qbk]

[include actions.qbk]

[include symbols.qbk]

[include traits.qbk]

[include tips_n_tricks.qbk]

[include concepts.qbk]

[include examples.qbk]

[endsect]

[xinclude autodoc.xml]

[include acknowledgements.qbk]

[section Appendices]

[include history.qbk]

[include nyi.qbk]

[include regexpp_diffs.qbk]

[include perf.qbk]

[section Appendix 5: Implementation Notes]

[include tracking_ptr.qbk]

[endsect]

[endsect]