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16SYNOPSIS
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19<b>#include &#60;pcre.h&#62;</b>
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22<b>pcre_extra *pcre_study(const pcre *<i>code</i>, int <i>options</i>,</b>
23<b>const char **<i>errptr</i>);</b>
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26DESCRIPTION
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29This function studies a compiled pattern, to see if additional information can
30be extracted that might speed up matching. Its arguments are:
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32  <i>code</i>       A compiled regular expression
33  <i>options</i>    Options for <b>pcre_study()</b>
34  <i>errptr</i>     Where to put an error message
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36If the function succeeds, it returns a value that can be passed to
37<b>pcre_exec()</b> via its <i>extra</i> argument.
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40If the function returns NULL, either it could not find any additional
41information, or there was an error. You can tell the difference by looking at
42the error value. It is NULL in first case.
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45There are currently no options defined; the value of the second argument should
46always be zero.
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