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SYNOPSIS
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<b>#include <pcre.h></b>
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<b>int pcre_get_stringnumber(const pcre *<i>code</i>,</b>
<b> const char *<i>name</i>);</b>
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<b>int pcre16_get_stringnumber(const pcre16 *<i>code</i>,</b>
<b> PCRE_SPTR16 <i>name</i>);</b>
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<b>int pcre32_get_stringnumber(const pcre32 *<i>code</i>,</b>
<b> PCRE_SPTR32 <i>name</i>);</b>
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DESCRIPTION
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This convenience function finds the number of a named substring capturing
parenthesis in a compiled pattern. Its arguments are:
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<i>code</i> Compiled regular expression
<i>name</i> Name whose number is required
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The yield of the function is the number of the parenthesis if the name is
found, or PCRE_ERROR_NOSUBSTRING otherwise. When duplicate names are allowed
(PCRE_DUPNAMES is set), it is not defined which of the numbers is returned by
<b>pcre[16|32]_get_stringnumber()</b>. You can obtain the complete list by calling
<b>pcre[16|32]_get_stringtable_entries()</b>.
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