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The maximum length of a compiled pattern is approximately 64K data units (bytes |
The maximum length of a compiled pattern is approximately 64K data units (bytes |
for the 8-bit library, 16-bit units for the 16-bit library) if PCRE is compiled | for the 8-bit library, 32-bit units for the 32-bit library, and 32-bit units for |
with the default internal linkage size of 2 bytes. If you want to process | the 32-bit library) if PCRE is compiled with the default internal linkage size |
regular expressions that are truly enormous, you can compile PCRE with an | of 2 bytes. If you want to process regular expressions that are truly enormous, |
internal linkage size of 3 or 4 (when building the 16-bit library, 3 is rounded | you can compile PCRE with an internal linkage size of 3 or 4 (when building the |
up to 4). See the <b>README</b> file in the source distribution and the | 16-bit or 32-bit library, 3 is rounded up to 4). See the <b>README</b> file in |
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<a href="pcrebuild.html"><b>pcrebuild</b></a> |
<a href="pcrebuild.html"><b>pcrebuild</b></a> |
documentation for details. In these cases the limit is substantially larger. |
documentation for details. In these cases the limit is substantially larger. |
However, the speed of execution is slower. |
However, the speed of execution is slower. |
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The maximum length of a name in a (*MARK), (*PRUNE), (*SKIP), or (*THEN) verb |
The maximum length of a name in a (*MARK), (*PRUNE), (*SKIP), or (*THEN) verb |
is 255 for the 8-bit library and 65535 for the 16-bit library. | is 255 for the 8-bit library and 65535 for the 16-bit and 32-bit library. |
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The maximum length of a subject string is the largest positive number that an |
The maximum length of a subject string is the largest positive number that an |