std::match_results::operator[]

 

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std::match_results

Member functions

match_results::match_results

match_results::~match_results

match_results::operator=

match_results::get_allocator

State

match_results::ready

Element access

match_results::size

match_results::max_size

match_results::empty

match_results::length

match_results::position

match_results::str

match_results::operator_at

match_results::prefix

match_results::suffix

Iterators

match_results::beginmatch_results::cbegin

match_results::endmatch_results::cend

Format

match_results::format

Modifiers

match_results::swap

 

const_reference operator[]( size_type n ) const;		(since C++11)

Returns an indicated sub-match.

If n == 0, entire matched expression is returned.

If n > 0 && n < size(), nth sub-match is returned.

if n >= size(), a sub-match representing the unmatched match is returned.

Parameters

n

-

integral number specifying which match to return

Return value

Returns a sub-match representing the specified match or sub match.

Example

Run this code

#include <iostream>
#include <regex>
#include <string>
 
int main()
{
    std::string target("baaaby");
    std::smatch sm;
 
    std::regex re1("a(a)*b");
    std::regex_search(target, sm, re1);
    std::cout << "entire match: " << sm[0] << '\n'
              << "submatch #1: " << sm[1] << '\n';
 
    std::regex re2("a(a*)b");
    std::regex_search(target, sm, re2);
    std::cout << "entire match: " << sm[0] << '\n'
              << "submatch #1: " << sm[1] << '\n';
 
}

Output:

entire match: aaab
submatch #1: a
entire match: aaab
submatch #1: aa

See also

str	returns the sequence of characters for the particular sub-match (public member function)