# ## Module xmlregexp from libxml2

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basic API for libxml regular expressions handling used for XML Schemas and validation. ## Table of Contents
    Structure xmlExpCtxt
    struct _xmlExpCtxt
    The content of this structure is not made public by the API.
    Typedef xmlExpCtxt * xmlExpCtxtPtr
    Structure xmlExpNode
    struct _xmlExpNode
    The content of this structure is not made public by the API.
    Typedef xmlExpNode * xmlExpNodePtr
    Enum xmlExpNodeType
    Structure xmlRegExecCtxt
    struct _xmlRegExecCtxt
    The content of this structure is not made public by the API.
    Typedef xmlRegExecCtxt * xmlRegExecCtxtPtr
    Structure xmlRegexp
    struct _xmlRegexp
    The content of this structure is not made public by the API.
    Typedef xmlRegexp * xmlRegexpPtr
    int	xmlExpCtxtNbCons		(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt)
    int	xmlExpCtxtNbNodes		(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt)
    void	xmlExpDump			(xmlBufferPtr buf,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr expr)
    xmlExpNodePtr	xmlExpExpDerive		(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr exp,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr sub)
    void	xmlExpFree			(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr exp)
    void	xmlExpFreeCtxt			(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt)
    int	xmlExpGetLanguage		(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr exp,
    					 const xmlChar ** langList,
    					 int len)
    int	xmlExpGetStart			(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr exp,
    					 const xmlChar ** tokList,
    					 int len)
    int	xmlExpIsNillable		(xmlExpNodePtr exp)
    int	xmlExpMaxToken			(xmlExpNodePtr expr)
    xmlExpNodePtr	xmlExpNewAtom		(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt,
    					 const xmlChar * name,
    					 int len)
    xmlExpCtxtPtr	xmlExpNewCtxt		(int maxNodes,
    					 xmlDictPtr dict)
    xmlExpNodePtr	xmlExpNewOr		(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr left,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr right)
    xmlExpNodePtr	xmlExpNewRange		(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr subset,
    					 int min,
    					 int max)
    xmlExpNodePtr	xmlExpNewSeq		(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr left,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr right)
    xmlExpNodePtr	xmlExpParse		(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt,
    					 const char * expr)
    void	xmlExpRef			(xmlExpNodePtr exp)
    xmlExpNodePtr	xmlExpStringDerive	(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr exp,
    					 const xmlChar * str,
    					 int len)
    int	xmlExpSubsume			(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr exp,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr sub)
    Function type: xmlRegExecCallbacks
    void	xmlRegExecCallbacks		(xmlRegExecCtxtPtr exec,
    					 const xmlChar * token,
    					 void * transdata,
    					 void * inputdata)
    int	xmlRegExecErrInfo		(xmlRegExecCtxtPtr exec,
    					 const xmlChar ** string,
    					 int * nbval,
    					 int * nbneg,
    					 xmlChar ** values,
    					 int * terminal)
    int	xmlRegExecNextValues		(xmlRegExecCtxtPtr exec,
    					 int * nbval,
    					 int * nbneg,
    					 xmlChar ** values,
    					 int * terminal)
    int	xmlRegExecPushString		(xmlRegExecCtxtPtr exec,
    					 const xmlChar * value,
    					 void * data)
    int	xmlRegExecPushString2		(xmlRegExecCtxtPtr exec,
    					 const xmlChar * value,
    					 const xmlChar * value2,
    					 void * data)
    void	xmlRegFreeExecCtxt		(xmlRegExecCtxtPtr exec)
    void	xmlRegFreeRegexp		(xmlRegexpPtr regexp)
    xmlRegExecCtxtPtr	xmlRegNewExecCtxt	(xmlRegexpPtr comp,
    						 xmlRegExecCallbacks callback,
    						 void * data)
    xmlRegexpPtr	xmlRegexpCompile	(const xmlChar * regexp)
    int	xmlRegexpExec			(xmlRegexpPtr comp,
    					 const xmlChar * content)
    int	xmlRegexpIsDeterminist		(xmlRegexpPtr comp)
    void	xmlRegexpPrint			(FILE * output,
    					 xmlRegexpPtr regexp)
## Description ### Structure xmlExpCtxt
    Structure xmlExpCtxt
    struct _xmlExpCtxt {
    The content of this structure is not made public by the API.
    }
### Structure xmlExpNode
    Structure xmlExpNode
    struct _xmlExpNode {
    The content of this structure is not made public by the API.
    }
### Enum xmlExpNodeType
    Enum xmlExpNodeType {
        XML_EXP_EMPTY = 0
        XML_EXP_FORBID = 1
        XML_EXP_ATOM = 2
        XML_EXP_SEQ = 3
        XML_EXP_OR = 4
        XML_EXP_COUNT = 5
    }
### Structure xmlRegExecCtxt
    Structure xmlRegExecCtxt
    struct _xmlRegExecCtxt {
    The content of this structure is not made public by the API.
    }
A libxml progressive regular expression evaluation context ### Structure xmlRegexp
    Structure xmlRegexp
    struct _xmlRegexp {
    The content of this structure is not made public by the API.
    }
A libxml regular expression, they can actually be far more complex thank the POSIX regex expressions. ### Function: xmlExpCtxtNbCons
    int	xmlExpCtxtNbCons		(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt)
Debugging facility provides the number of allocated nodes over lifetime
`ctxt`: | an expression context
`Returns`: | the number of nodes ever allocated or -1 in case of error
### Function: xmlExpCtxtNbNodes
    int	xmlExpCtxtNbNodes		(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt)
Debugging facility provides the number of allocated nodes at a that point
`ctxt`: | an expression context
`Returns`: | the number of nodes in use or -1 in case of error
### Function: xmlExpDump
    void	xmlExpDump			(xmlBufferPtr buf,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr expr)
Serialize the expression as compiled to the buffer
`buf`: | a buffer to receive the output
`expr`: | the compiled expression
### Function: xmlExpExpDerive
    xmlExpNodePtr	xmlExpExpDerive		(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr exp,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr sub)
Evaluates the expression resulting from @exp consuming a sub expression @sub Based on algebraic derivation and sometimes direct Brzozowski derivation it usually takes less than linear time and can handle expressions generating infinite languages.
`ctxt`: | the expressions context
`exp`: | the englobing expression
`sub`: | the subexpression
`Returns`: | the resulting expression or NULL in case of internal error, the result must be freed
### Function: xmlExpFree
    void	xmlExpFree			(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr exp)
Dereference the expression
`ctxt`: | the expression context
`exp`: | the expression
### Function: xmlExpFreeCtxt
    void	xmlExpFreeCtxt			(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt)
Free an expression context
`ctxt`: | an expression context
### Function: xmlExpGetLanguage
    int	xmlExpGetLanguage		(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr exp,
    					 const xmlChar ** langList,
    					 int len)
Find all the strings used in @exp and store them in @list
`ctxt`: | the expression context
`exp`: | the expression
`langList`: | where to store the tokens
`len`: | the allocated length of @list
`Returns`: | the number of unique strings found, -1 in case of errors and -2 if there is more than @len strings
### Function: xmlExpGetStart
    int	xmlExpGetStart			(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr exp,
    					 const xmlChar ** tokList,
    					 int len)
Find all the strings that appears at the start of the languages accepted by @exp and store them in @list. E.g. for (a, b) | c it will return the list [a, c]
`ctxt`: | the expression context
`exp`: | the expression
`tokList`: | where to store the tokens
`len`: | the allocated length of @list
`Returns`: | the number of unique strings found, -1 in case of errors and -2 if there is more than @len strings
### Function: xmlExpIsNillable
    int	xmlExpIsNillable		(xmlExpNodePtr exp)
Finds if the expression is nillable, i.e. if it accepts the empty sequence
`exp`: | the expression
`Returns`: | 1 if nillable, 0 if not and -1 in case of error
### Function: xmlExpMaxToken
    int	xmlExpMaxToken			(xmlExpNodePtr expr)
Indicate the maximum number of input a expression can accept
`expr`: | a compiled expression
`Returns`: | the maximum length or -1 in case of error
### Function: xmlExpNewAtom
    xmlExpNodePtr	xmlExpNewAtom		(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt,
    					 const xmlChar * name,
    					 int len)
Get the atom associated to this name from that context
`ctxt`: | the expression context
`name`: | the atom name
`len`: | the atom name length in byte (or -1);
`Returns`: | the node or NULL in case of error
### Function: xmlExpNewCtxt
    xmlExpCtxtPtr	xmlExpNewCtxt		(int maxNodes,
    					 xmlDictPtr dict)
Creates a new context for manipulating expressions
`maxNodes`: | the maximum number of nodes
`dict`: | optional dictionary to use internally
`Returns`: | the context or NULL in case of error
### Function: xmlExpNewOr
    xmlExpNodePtr	xmlExpNewOr		(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr left,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr right)
Get the atom associated to the choice @left | @right Note that @left and @right are consumed in the operation, to keep an handle on them use xmlExpRef() and use xmlExpFree() to release them, this is true even in case of failure (unless ctxt == NULL).
`ctxt`: | the expression context
`left`: | left expression
`right`: | right expression
`Returns`: | the node or NULL in case of error
### Function: xmlExpNewRange
    xmlExpNodePtr	xmlExpNewRange		(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr subset,
    					 int min,
    					 int max)
Get the atom associated to the range (@subset){@min, @max} Note that @subset is consumed in the operation, to keep an handle on it use xmlExpRef() and use xmlExpFree() to release it, this is true even in case of failure (unless ctxt == NULL).
`ctxt`: | the expression context
`subset`: | the expression to be repeated
`min`: | the lower bound for the repetition
`max`: | the upper bound for the repetition, -1 means infinite
`Returns`: | the node or NULL in case of error
### Function: xmlExpNewSeq
    xmlExpNodePtr	xmlExpNewSeq		(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr left,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr right)
Get the atom associated to the sequence @left , @right Note that @left and @right are consumed in the operation, to keep an handle on them use xmlExpRef() and use xmlExpFree() to release them, this is true even in case of failure (unless ctxt == NULL).
`ctxt`: | the expression context
`left`: | left expression
`right`: | right expression
`Returns`: | the node or NULL in case of error
### Function: xmlExpParse
    xmlExpNodePtr	xmlExpParse		(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt,
    					 const char * expr)
Minimal parser for regexps, it understand the following constructs - string terminals - choice operator | - sequence operator , - subexpressions (...) - usual cardinality operators + * and ? - finite sequences { min, max } - infinite sequences { min, * } There is minimal checkings made especially no checking on strings values
`ctxt`: | the expressions context
`expr`: | the 0 terminated string
`Returns`: | a new expression or NULL in case of failure
### Function: xmlExpRef
    void	xmlExpRef			(xmlExpNodePtr exp)
Increase the reference count of the expression
`exp`: | the expression
### Function: xmlExpStringDerive
    xmlExpNodePtr	xmlExpStringDerive	(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr exp,
    					 const xmlChar * str,
    					 int len)
Do one step of Brzozowski derivation of the expression @exp with respect to the input string
`ctxt`: | the expression context
`exp`: | the expression
`str`: | the string
`len`: | the string len in bytes if available
`Returns`: | the resulting expression or NULL in case of internal error
### Function: xmlExpSubsume
    int	xmlExpSubsume			(xmlExpCtxtPtr ctxt,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr exp,
    					 xmlExpNodePtr sub)
Check whether @exp accepts all the languages accepted by @sub the input being a subexpression.
`ctxt`: | the expressions context
`exp`: | the englobing expression
`sub`: | the subexpression
`Returns`: | 1 if true 0 if false and -1 in case of failure.
### Function type: xmlRegExecCallbacks
    Function type: xmlRegExecCallbacks
    void	xmlRegExecCallbacks		(xmlRegExecCtxtPtr exec,
    					 const xmlChar * token,
    					 void * transdata,
    					 void * inputdata)
Callback function when doing a transition in the automata
`exec`: | the regular expression context
`token`: | the current token string
`transdata`: | transition data
`inputdata`: | input data
### Function: xmlRegExecErrInfo
    int	xmlRegExecErrInfo		(xmlRegExecCtxtPtr exec,
    					 const xmlChar ** string,
    					 int * nbval,
    					 int * nbneg,
    					 xmlChar ** values,
    					 int * terminal)
Extract error information from the regexp execution, the parameter @string will be updated with the value pushed and not accepted, the parameter @values must point to an array of @nbval string pointers on return nbval will contain the number of possible strings in that state and the @values array will be updated with them. The string values
`exec`: | a regexp execution context generating an error
`string`: | return value for the error string
`nbval`: | pointer to the number of accepted values IN/OUT
`nbneg`: | return number of negative transitions
`values`: | pointer to the array of acceptable values
`terminal`: | return value if this was a terminal state
`Returns`: | will be freed with the @exec context and don't need to be deallocated. Returns: 0 in case of success or -1 in case of error.
### Function: xmlRegExecNextValues
    int	xmlRegExecNextValues		(xmlRegExecCtxtPtr exec,
    					 int * nbval,
    					 int * nbneg,
    					 xmlChar ** values,
    					 int * terminal)
Extract information from the regexp execution, the parameter @values must point to an array of @nbval string pointers on return nbval will contain the number of possible strings in that state and the @values array will be updated with them. The string values
`exec`: | a regexp execution context
`nbval`: | pointer to the number of accepted values IN/OUT
`nbneg`: | return number of negative transitions
`values`: | pointer to the array of acceptable values
`terminal`: | return value if this was a terminal state
`Returns`: | will be freed with the @exec context and don't need to be deallocated. Returns: 0 in case of success or -1 in case of error.
### Function: xmlRegExecPushString
    int	xmlRegExecPushString		(xmlRegExecCtxtPtr exec,
    					 const xmlChar * value,
    					 void * data)
Push one input token in the execution context
`exec`: | a regexp execution context or NULL to indicate the end
`value`: | a string token input
`data`: | data associated to the token to reuse in callbacks
`Returns`: | 1 if the regexp reached a final state, 0 if non-final, and a negative value in case of error.
### Function: xmlRegExecPushString2
    int	xmlRegExecPushString2		(xmlRegExecCtxtPtr exec,
    					 const xmlChar * value,
    					 const xmlChar * value2,
    					 void * data)
Push one input token in the execution context
`exec`: | a regexp execution context or NULL to indicate the end
`value`: | the first string token input
`value2`: | the second string token input
`data`: | data associated to the token to reuse in callbacks
`Returns`: | 1 if the regexp reached a final state, 0 if non-final, and a negative value in case of error.
### Function: xmlRegFreeExecCtxt
    void	xmlRegFreeExecCtxt		(xmlRegExecCtxtPtr exec)
Free the structures associated to a regular expression evaluation context.
`exec`: | a regular expression evaluation context
### Function: xmlRegFreeRegexp
    void	xmlRegFreeRegexp		(xmlRegexpPtr regexp)
Free a regexp
`regexp`: | the regexp
### Function: xmlRegNewExecCtxt
    xmlRegExecCtxtPtr	xmlRegNewExecCtxt	(xmlRegexpPtr comp,
    						 xmlRegExecCallbacks callback,
    						 void * data)
Build a context used for progressive evaluation of a regexp.
`comp`: | a precompiled regular expression
`callback`: | a callback function used for handling progresses in the automata matching phase
`data`: | the context data associated to the callback in this context
`Returns`: | the new context
### Function: xmlRegexpCompile
    xmlRegexpPtr	xmlRegexpCompile	(const xmlChar * regexp)
Parses a regular expression conforming to XML Schemas Part 2 Datatype Appendix F and builds an automata suitable for testing strings against that regular expression
`regexp`: | a regular expression string
`Returns`: | the compiled expression or NULL in case of error
### Function: xmlRegexpExec
    int	xmlRegexpExec			(xmlRegexpPtr comp,
    					 const xmlChar * content)
Check if the regular expression generates the value
`comp`: | the compiled regular expression
`content`: | the value to check against the regular expression
`Returns`: | 1 if it matches, 0 if not and a negative value in case of error
### Function: xmlRegexpIsDeterminist
    int	xmlRegexpIsDeterminist		(xmlRegexpPtr comp)
Check if the regular expression is determinist
`comp`: | the compiled regular expression
`Returns`: | 1 if it yes, 0 if not and a negative value in case of error
### Function: xmlRegexpPrint
    void	xmlRegexpPrint			(FILE * output,
    					 xmlRegexpPtr regexp)
Print the content of the compiled regular expression
`output`: | the file for the output debug
`regexp`: | the compiled regexp
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