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16SYNOPSIS
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19<b>#include &#60;pcre.h&#62;</b>
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22<b>int pcre_pattern_to_host_byte_order(pcre *<i>code</i>,</b>
23<b>pcre_extra *<i>extra</i>, const unsigned char *<i>tables</i>);</b>
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26<b>int pcre16_pattern_to_host_byte_order(pcre16 *<i>code</i>,</b>
27<b>pcre16_extra *<i>extra</i>, const unsigned char *<i>tables</i>);</b>
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30DESCRIPTION
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33This function ensures that the bytes in 2-byte and 4-byte values in a compiled
34pattern are in the correct order for the current host. It is useful when a
35pattern that has been compiled on one host is transferred to another that might
36have different endianness. The arguments are:
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38  <i>code</i>         A compiled regular expression
39  <i>extra</i>        Points to an associated <b>pcre[16]_extra</b> structure,
40                 or is NULL
41  <i>tables</i>       Pointer to character tables, or NULL to
42                 set the built-in default
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44The result is 0 for success, a negative PCRE_ERROR_xxx value otherwise.
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