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Function template find_regex

boost::algorithm::find_regex — Find regex algorithm.

Synopsis

// In header: <boost/algorithm/string/regex.hpp>


template<typename RangeT, typename CharT, typename RegexTraitsT> 
  iterator_range< typename range_iterator< RangeT >::type > 
  find_regex(RangeT & Input, const basic_regex< CharT, RegexTraitsT > & Rx, 
             match_flag_type Flags = match_default);

Description

Search for a substring matching the given regex in the input.

	Note
	This function provides the strong exception-safety guarantee

Parameters:

`Flags`	Regex options
`Input`	A container which will be searched.
`Rx`	A regular expression

Returns:

An iterator_range delimiting the match. Returned iterator is either RangeT::iterator or RangeT::const_iterator, depending on the constness of the input parameter.