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authorph10 <ph10@2f5784b3-3f2a-0410-8824-cb99058d5e15>2011-09-23 11:03:03 +0000
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@@ -1311,9 +1311,14 @@ is different. (This seems a highly unlikely scenario.)
The function <b>pcre_exec()</b> is called to match a subject string against a
compiled pattern, which is passed in the <i>code</i> argument. If the
pattern was studied, the result of the study should be passed in the
-<i>extra</i> argument. This function is the main matching facility of the
-library, and it operates in a Perl-like manner. For specialist use there is
-also an alternative matching function, which is described
+<i>extra</i> argument. You can call <b>pcre_exec()</b> with the same <i>code</i>
+and <i>extra</i> arguments as many times as you like, in order to match
+different subject strings with the same pattern.
+</P>
+<P>
+This function is the main matching facility of the library, and it operates in
+a Perl-like manner. For specialist use there is also an alternative matching
+function, which is described
<a href="#dfamatch">below</a>
in the section about the <b>pcre_dfa_exec()</b> function.
</P>
@@ -2481,7 +2486,7 @@ Cambridge CB2 3QH, England.
</P>
<br><a name="SEC24" href="#TOC1">REVISION</a><br>
<P>
-Last updated: 06 September 2011
+Last updated: 23 September 2011
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