Re: [boost] regex doc problems

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-07-27 08:43:18

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Maddock" <john_maddock_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 7:11 AM
Subject: Re: [boost] regex doc problems

> > I just noticed that the first page of the regex library doc uses the
> > following two things without defining them:
> > 
> >     "regex++" (shouldn't this be Boost.Regex or something?)
> 
> That's the historical (pre-boost if you will) name of the library.

I knew that, but maybe others will be confused.

> >     "boost::regex" (is this a typedef for boost::reg_expression<...>?)
> 
> You mean the introduction page?  If so the first code on that page is:
> 
> namespace boost{
> 
> template <class charT, 
>           class traits = regex_traits<charT>, 
>           class Allocator = std::allocator<charT> >
> class reg_expression;
> 
> typedef reg_expression<char> regex;
> typedef reg_expression<wchar_t> wregex;
> 
> }

Duh, I missed that.

Thanks,

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