RE
A modern, flexible regular expression library supporting multiple character encodings and syntaxes.
What is RE?
Oniguruma is a modern regular expression library written in C that provides comprehensive pattern matching capabilities. It solves the problem of inconsistent regex implementations by combining features from different programming languages into a single, flexible library with extensive character encoding support.
System programmers and library developers who need robust regex functionality in C/C++ applications, particularly those working with multilingual text processing or building programming language interpreters.
Developers choose Oniguruma for its exceptional encoding flexibility, modern regex features, and multiple API compatibility (native, POSIX, GNU), making it a versatile foundation for text processing in diverse environments.
Overview
regular expression library
Use Cases
Best For
- Implementing regex engines in programming language interpreters
- Processing multilingual text with different character encodings
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