pcre2_set_max_pattern_compiled_length

Manual page for PCRE2 10.50-DEV

Synopsis

#include <pcre2.h>

int pcre2_set_max_pattern_compiled_length(
      pcre2_compile_context *ccontext, PCRE2_SIZE length);

Description

This function sets, in a compile context, the maximum size (in bytes) for the memory needed to hold the compiled version of a pattern that is using this context. The result is always zero. If a pattern that is passed to pcre2_compile() referencing this context needs more memory, an error is generated. The default is the largest number that a PCRE2_SIZE variable can hold, which is effectively unlimited.

The limit excludes the fixed, platform-dependent compiled-pattern header, which is included in the total size returned by PCRE2_INFO_SIZE. It is not a limit on temporary compilation workspace, JIT code, or separate character tables.

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.