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<p>
          One of the following must always be set for perl regular expressions:
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                    Element
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                    Standardized
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                    Effect when set
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                    ECMAScript
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                    Yes
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                    Specifies that the grammar recognized by the regular expression
                    engine uses its normal semantics: that is the same as that given
                    in the ECMA-262, ECMAScript Language Specification, Chapter 15
                    part 10, RegExp (Regular Expression) Objects (FWD.1).
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                    This is functionally identical to the <a class="link" href="../../syntax/perl_syntax.html" title="Perl Regular Expression Syntax">Perl
                    regular expression syntax</a>.
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                    Boost.Regex also recognizes all of the perl-compatible <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">(?...)</span></code> extensions in this mode.
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                    perl
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                    No
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                    As above.
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                    normal
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                    No
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                    As above.
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                    JavaScript
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                    No
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                    As above.
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                    JScript
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                    No
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                    As above.
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          The following options may also be set when using perl-style regular expressions:
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                    icase
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                    Yes
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                    Specifies that matching of regular expressions against a character
                    container sequence shall be performed without regard to case.
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                    nosubs
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                    Yes
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                    Specifies that when a regular expression is matched against a
                    character container sequence, then no sub-expression matches
                    are to be stored in the supplied <a class="link" href="../match_results.html" title="match_results"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">match_results</span></code></a> structure.
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                    optimize
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                    Yes
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                    Specifies that the regular expression engine should pay more
                    attention to the speed with which regular expressions are matched,
                    and less to the speed with which regular expression objects are
                    constructed. Otherwise it has no detectable effect on the program
                    output. This currently has no effect for Boost.Regex.
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                    collate
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                    Yes
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                    Specifies that character ranges of the form <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">[</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">-</span><span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">]</span></code>
                    should be locale sensitive.
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                    newline_alt
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                    No
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                    Specifies that the \n character has the same effect as the alternation
                    operator |. Allows newline separated lists to be used as a list
                    of alternatives.
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                    no_except
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                    No
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                    Prevents <a class="link" href="../basic_regex.html" title="basic_regex"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">basic_regex</span></code></a> from throwing
                    an exception when an invalid expression is encountered.
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                    no_mod_m
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                    No
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                    Normally Boost.Regex behaves as if the Perl m-modifier is on:
                    so the assertions ^ and $ match after and before embedded newlines
                    respectively, setting this flags is equivalent to prefixing the
                    expression with (?-m).
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                    no_mod_s
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                    No
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                  <p>
                    Normally whether Boost.Regex will match "." against
                    a newline character is determined by the match flag <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">match_dot_not_newline</span></code>. Specifying
                    this flag is equivalent to prefixing the expression with <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">(?-</span><span class="identifier">s</span><span class="special">)</span></code> and therefore causes "."
                    not to match a newline character regardless of whether <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">match_not_dot_newline</span></code> is set
                    in the match flags.
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                    mod_s
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                    No
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                  <p>
                    Normally whether Boost.Regex will match "." against
                    a newline character is determined by the match flag <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">match_dot_not_newline</span></code>. Specifying
                    this flag is equivalent to prefixing the expression with <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">(?</span><span class="identifier">s</span><span class="special">)</span></code> and therefore causes "."
                    to match a newline character regardless of whether <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">match_not_dot_newline</span></code> is set
                    in the match flags.
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                    mod_x
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                    No
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                    Turns on the perl x-modifier: causes unescaped whitespace in
                    the expression to be ignored.
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                    no_empty_expressions
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                    No
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                    When set then empty expressions/alternatives are prohibited.
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                    save_subexpression_location
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                    No
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                  <p>
                    When set then the locations of individual sub-expressions within
                    the <span class="emphasis"><em>original regular expression string</em></span> can
                    be accessed via the <a class="link" href="../basic_regex.html#boost_regex.basic_regex.subexpression"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">subexpression</span><span class="special">()</span></code></a>
                    member function of <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">basic_regex</span></code>.
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