pcre++ ☆
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Description:
C++ wrapper for the Perl Compatible Regular Expressions
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 3, 2024
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: regex c++ parsing text-processing library
Install: brew install pcre++
About:
pcre++ provides a C++ object-oriented interface to the PCRE library, enabling developers to use Perl-compatible regular expressions in C++ applications with greater ease and safety. It wraps PCRE's C API in classes that manage memory and resources automatically, reducing boilerplate code and potential errors. Its main value is offering a more idiomatic and maintainable way to integrate powerful regex functionality into C++ projects.
Key Features:
  • Object-oriented C++ wrapper for PCRE C library
  • Automatic memory management for regex patterns and matches
  • Simplified API for common regex operations (matching, searching, replacing)
  • Support for Perl-compatible regex syntax and features
  • Error handling via C++ exceptions
Use Cases:
  • Parsing and validating complex text formats in C++ applications
  • Implementing search-and-replace or text extraction features in software
  • Writing C++ tools that require advanced pattern matching (e.g., log analyzers, data cleaners)
Alternatives:
  • std::regex – Standard C++11 library alternative; less feature-rich than PCRE but portable.
  • Boost.Regex – Another C++ wrapper for PCRE; part of Boost, more widely maintained than pcre++.
Version History
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Dec 3, 2024 7:52pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 4037d605
Mar 3, 2023 8:50pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 6135fe12
Feb 19, 2023 3:12pm 0 VERSION_BUMP a12ca58a
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