pcre2_get_max_pattern_length

Manual page for PCRE2 10.50-DEV

Name

pcre2_get_max_pattern_length - get the maximum length of a pattern

Synopsis

#include <pcre2.h>

int pcre2_get_max_pattern_length(pcre2_compile_context *ccontext,
                                 PCRE2_SIZE *length);

Description

This function gets, from a compile context, the maximum text length (in code units) of the pattern that can be compiled. The result is zero for success or PCRE2_ERROR_NULL if either argument is NULL. The largest value a PCRE2_SIZE variable can hold indicates an unlimited limit.

There is a complete description of the PCRE2 native API in the pcre2api page and a description of the POSIX API in the pcre2posix page.