Re: [Boost-users] Regex - hyperlink match/submatch problem

From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-04-11 04:32:20

Jeff wrote:
> Dear forum members:
>
> I’m hoping that someone can copy and compile the code below and tell
> me what is wrong with my expression.  I am trying to write a pattern
> that produces the following match and submatch:

If you want a set of patterns to be treated as alternatives then you need to 
separate them with "|".

Also you need to double up the escapes on the \s to \\s : remember that the 
C++ compiler will strip one \ so you need two of them if you want the regex 
engine to see one.

So simply:

char exp[] = "<a href\\s*=\\s*\"(.*?)</a>";

would do what you want.

John.