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match_results cbegin() add cend() in C++ STL
In this article we will be discussing the working, syntax and examples of match_results::cbegin() and match_results::cend() functions in C++ STL.
What is a match_results in C++ STL?
std::match_results is a specialized container-like class which is used to hold the collection of character sequences which are matched. In this container class a regex match operation finds the matches of the target sequence.
What is match_results::cbegin()?
match_results::cbegin() function is an inbuilt function in C++ STL, which is defined in <regex> header file. This function returns the constant iterator which is pointing to the first element in the match_results container. Constant iterator can’t be used to do modifications in the container, constant iterator is used for just iterating through the container.
Syntax
smatch_name.cbegin();
Parameters
This function accepts no parameter.
Return value
This function returns constant iterator which is pointing to the first element of the match_results container.
Example
Input: std::string str("TutorialsPoint"); std::smatch Mat; std::regex re("(Tutorials)(.*)"); std::regex_match ( str, Mat, re ); Mat.cbegin(); Output: T cbegin()
Example
#include <iostream> #include <string> #include <regex> int main () { std::string str("Tutorials"); std::smatch Mat; std::regex re("(Tuto)(.*)"); std::regex_match ( str, Mat, re ); std::cout<<"Match Found: " << std::endl; for (std::smatch::iterator i = Mat.cbegin(); i!= Mat.cend(); ++i) { std::cout << *i << std::endl; } return 0; }
Output
If we run the above code it will generate the following output −
Match Found Tutorials Tuto rials
What is match_results::cend()?
match_results::cend() function is an inbuilt function in C++ STL, which is defined in <regex> header file. This function returns a constant iterator which is point towards the element next to the last element of match_results container. This function works the same as the match_results::end().
Syntax
smatch_name.begin();
Parameters
This function accepts no parameter.
Return value
This function returns a constant iterator which is pointing to the past the last element of the match_results container.
Input: std::string str("TutorialsPoint"); std::smatch Mat; std::regex re("(Tutorials)(.*)"); std::regex_match ( str, Mat, re ); Mat.cend(); Output: m //random value which is past to last. cend()
Example
#include <iostream> #include <string> #include <regex> int main () { std::string str("Tutorials"); std::smatch Mat; std::regex re("(Tuto)(.*)"); std::regex_match ( str, Mat, re ); std::cout<<"Match Found: " << std::endl; for (std::smatch::iterator i = Mat.cbegin(); i!= Mat.cend(); ++i) { std::cout << *i << std::endl; } return 0; }
Output
If we run the above code it will generate the following output −
Match Found Tutorials Tuto rials