PHP's preg_match() equivalent in C++?

Question

Hello there,

My question is simple. Is there a PHP's preg_match() function equivalent in the C++ STL?

If not, can you tell me an alternative?

Thanks.

Answer 1

STL (till C++0x) does not supports regular expressions. But you can use boost::regex library.

Answer 2

preg_match() calls code from libPCRE. If you want the equivalent of preg_match(), then you must use that library.

Alternatively, if you just need the feature of regular expression matching (PCRE or not), there is also the Boost::regex library mentioned in another answer.