Difference between regex_match and regex_search?

Question

I was experimenting with regular expression in trying to make an answer to this question, and found that while regex_match finds a match, regex_search

Answer 1

Assuming that C++ and Boost Regex have a similar structure and functionality, the difference between regex_match and regex_search is explained here:

The regex_match() algorithm will only report success if the regex matches the whole input, from beginning to end. If the regex matches only a part of the input, regex_match() will return false. If you want to search through the string looking for sub-strings that the regex matches, use the regex_search() algorithm.