There is a function to use pattern matching (using regular expressions) in C++?

Question

There is a simple C++ method to use pattern matching on strings? The code should sound like this:

if (regexpcmp(\"l?nole*[0-9]\", \"linoleum1\")) {
  //we ha         


        

Answer 1

Not in the core language. Use Boost.Regex or an external library like pcre. In a unix environment you almost certainly have access to the BSD regular expression tools (regcomp, regerror, regexec, regfree) which are c-like rather than c++-like but do work.