std::match_results::position

 

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Technical Specifications

 

Regular expressions library

Classes

basic_regex (C++11)

sub_match (C++11)

match_results (C++11)

Algorithms

regex_match (C++11)

regex_search (C++11)

regex_replace (C++11)

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regex_iterator (C++11)

regex_token_iterator (C++11)

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regex_error (C++11)

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regex_traits (C++11)

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syntax_option_type (C++11)

match_flag_type (C++11)

error_type (C++11)

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Modified ECMAScript-262 (C++11)

 

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[]

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

 

difference_type position( size_type n = 0 ) const;		(since C++11)

Returns the position of the first character of the specified sub-match.

If n == 0, the position of the first character of the entire matched expression is returned.

If n > 0 && n < size(), the position of the first character of the nth sub-match is returned.

if n >= size(), a position of the first character of the unmatched match is returned.

Parameters

n

-

integral number specifying which match to examine

Return value

The position of the first character of the specified match or sub-match.

Example

Run this code

#include <iostream>
#include <regex>
#include <string>
 
int main()
{
    std::regex re("a(a)*b");
    std::string target("aaab");
    std::smatch sm;
 
    std::regex_match(target, sm, re);
    std::cout << sm.position(1) << '\n';
}

Output:

1

See also

operator[]

returns specified sub-match (public member function)