Re: [pcre-dev] [PATCH] Quash deprecation warnings on Windows

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Author: Daniel Richard G
Date:  
To: Zoltán Herczeg
CC: pcre-dev
Subject: Re: [pcre-dev] [PATCH] Quash deprecation warnings on Windows
On Sun, 9 Dec 2012, Zoltán Herczeg wrote:

> Daniel, please test the current code, and let me know if any other
> issues remain.


Alas, still getting some test failures from r1235 on 64-bit Windows with
icl:

Test 2: "API, errors, internals, and non-Perl stuff"
           failed executing command-line:
             "...\pcre-build-debug\pcretest.exe"  -q      "...\pcre-8.33-RC1"\testdata\testinput2 >testout8\testoutput2
Test 2: "Test with Study Override"
           failed executing command-line:
             "...\pcre-build-debug\pcretest.exe"  -q -s     "...\pcre-8.33-RC1"\testdata\testinput2 >testoutstudy8\testoutput2


(likewise with the 16- and 32-bit tests)

All the testout{,study}{8,16,32}/testoutput2 files are identical; I've
attached one of them.


--Daniel


--
Daniel Richard G. || danielg@??? || Software Developer
Teragram Linguistic Technologies (a division of SAS)
http://www.teragram.com//-- This set of tests is not Perl-compatible. It checks on special features
    of PCRE's API, error diagnostics, and the compiled code of some patterns.
    It also checks the non-Perl syntax the PCRE supports (Python, .NET, 
    Oniguruma). Finally, there are some tests where PCRE and Perl differ, 
    either because PCRE can't be compatible, or there is a possible Perl 
    bug.
    
    NOTE: This is a non-UTF set of tests. When UTF support is needed, use
    test 5, and if Unicode Property Support is needed, use test 7. --/
  
/(a)b|/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
No need char

/abc/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'c'
    abc
 0: abc
    defabc
 0: abc
    \Aabc
 0: abc
    *** Failers
No match
    \Adefabc
No match
    ABC
No match

/^abc/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    abc
 0: abc
    \Aabc
 0: abc
    *** Failers
No match
    defabc
No match
    \Adefabc
No match

/a+bc/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'c'

/a*bc/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
Need char = 'c'

/a{3}bc/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'c'

/(abc|a+z)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
No need char

/^abc$/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    abc
 0: abc
    *** Failers
No match
    def\nabc
No match

/ab\idef/X
Failed: unrecognized character follows \ at offset 3

/(?X)ab\idef/X
Failed: unrecognized character follows \ at offset 7

/x{5,4}/
Failed: numbers out of order in {} quantifier at offset 5

/z{65536}/
Failed: number too big in {} quantifier at offset 7

/[abcd/
Failed: missing terminating ] for character class at offset 5

/(?X)[\B]/
Failed: invalid escape sequence in character class at offset 6

/(?X)[\R]/
Failed: invalid escape sequence in character class at offset 6

/(?X)[\X]/
Failed: invalid escape sequence in character class at offset 6

/[\B]/BZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        B
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------

/[\R]/BZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        R
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------

/[\X]/BZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        X
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------

/[z-a]/
Failed: range out of order in character class at offset 3

/^*/
Failed: nothing to repeat at offset 1

/(abc/
Failed: missing ) at offset 4

/(?# abc/
Failed: missing ) after comment at offset 7

/(?z)abc/
Failed: unrecognized character after (? or (?- at offset 2

/.*b/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char at start or follows newline
Need char = 'b'

/.*?b/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char at start or follows newline
Need char = 'b'

/cat|dog|elephant/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char
    this sentence eventually mentions a cat
 0: cat
    this sentences rambles on and on for a while and then reaches elephant
 0: elephant

/cat|dog|elephant/IS
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char
Subject length lower bound = 3
Starting byte set: c d e 
    this sentence eventually mentions a cat
 0: cat
    this sentences rambles on and on for a while and then reaches elephant
 0: elephant

/cat|dog|elephant/IiS
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: caseless
No first char
No need char
Subject length lower bound = 3
Starting byte set: C D E c d e 
    this sentence eventually mentions a CAT cat
 0: CAT
    this sentences rambles on and on for a while to elephant ElePhant
 0: elephant

/a|[bcd]/IS
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char
Subject length lower bound = 1
Starting byte set: a b c d 

/(a|[^\dZ])/IS
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
No need char
Subject length lower bound = 1
Starting byte set: \x00 \x01 \x02 \x03 \x04 \x05 \x06 \x07 \x08 \x09 \x0a 
  \x0b \x0c \x0d \x0e \x0f \x10 \x11 \x12 \x13 \x14 \x15 \x16 \x17 \x18 \x19 
  \x1a \x1b \x1c \x1d \x1e \x1f \x20 ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > 
  ? @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y [ \ ] ^ _ ` a b c d 
  e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { | } ~ \x7f \x80 \x81 \x82 \x83 
  \x84 \x85 \x86 \x87 \x88 \x89 \x8a \x8b \x8c \x8d \x8e \x8f \x90 \x91 \x92 
  \x93 \x94 \x95 \x96 \x97 \x98 \x99 \x9a \x9b \x9c \x9d \x9e \x9f \xa0 \xa1 
  \xa2 \xa3 \xa4 \xa5 \xa6 \xa7 \xa8 \xa9 \xaa \xab \xac \xad \xae \xaf \xb0 
  \xb1 \xb2 \xb3 \xb4 \xb5 \xb6 \xb7 \xb8 \xb9 \xba \xbb \xbc \xbd \xbe \xbf 
  \xc0 \xc1 \xc2 \xc3 \xc4 \xc5 \xc6 \xc7 \xc8 \xc9 \xca \xcb \xcc \xcd \xce 
  \xcf \xd0 \xd1 \xd2 \xd3 \xd4 \xd5 \xd6 \xd7 \xd8 \xd9 \xda \xdb \xdc \xdd 
  \xde \xdf \xe0 \xe1 \xe2 \xe3 \xe4 \xe5 \xe6 \xe7 \xe8 \xe9 \xea \xeb \xec 
  \xed \xee \xef \xf0 \xf1 \xf2 \xf3 \xf4 \xf5 \xf6 \xf7 \xf8 \xf9 \xfa \xfb 
  \xfc \xfd \xfe \xff 

/(a|b)*[\s]/IS
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
No need char
Subject length lower bound = 1
Starting byte set: \x09 \x0a \x0c \x0d \x20 a b 

/(ab\2)/
Failed: reference to non-existent subpattern at offset 6

/{4,5}abc/
Failed: nothing to repeat at offset 4

/(a)(b)(c)\2/I
Capturing subpattern count = 3
Max back reference = 2
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'c'
    abcb
 0: abcb
 1: a
 2: b
 3: c
    \O0abcb
Matched, but too many substrings
    \O3abcb
Matched, but too many substrings
 0: abcb
    \O6abcb
Matched, but too many substrings
 0: abcb
 1: a
    \O9abcb
Matched, but too many substrings
 0: abcb
 1: a
 2: b
    \O12abcb
 0: abcb
 1: a
 2: b
 3: c

/(a)bc|(a)(b)\2/I
Capturing subpattern count = 3
Max back reference = 2
No options
First char = 'a'
No need char
    abc
 0: abc
 1: a
    \O0abc
Matched, but too many substrings
    \O3abc
Matched, but too many substrings
 0: abc
    \O6abc
 0: abc
 1: a
    aba
 0: aba
 1: <unset>
 2: a
 3: b
    \O0aba
Matched, but too many substrings
    \O3aba
Matched, but too many substrings
 0: aba
    \O6aba
Matched, but too many substrings
 0: aba
 1: <unset>
    \O9aba
Matched, but too many substrings
 0: aba
 1: <unset>
 2: a
    \O12aba
 0: aba
 1: <unset>
 2: a
 3: b

/abc$/IE
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: dollar_endonly
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'c'
    abc
 0: abc
    *** Failers
No match
    abc\n
No match
    abc\ndef
No match

/(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)\6/
Failed: reference to non-existent subpattern at offset 17

/the quick brown fox/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 't'
Need char = 'x'
    the quick brown fox
 0: the quick brown fox
    this is a line with the quick brown fox
 0: the quick brown fox

/the quick brown fox/IA
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    the quick brown fox
 0: the quick brown fox
    *** Failers
No match
    this is a line with the quick brown fox
No match

/ab(?z)cd/
Failed: unrecognized character after (? or (?- at offset 4

/^abc|def/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char
    abcdef
 0: abc
    abcdef\B
 0: def

/.*((abc)$|(def))/I
Capturing subpattern count = 3
No options
First char at start or follows newline
No need char
    defabc
 0: defabc
 1: abc
 2: abc
    \Zdefabc
 0: def
 1: def
 2: <unset>
 3: def

/)/
Failed: unmatched parentheses at offset 0

/a[]b/
Failed: missing terminating ] for character class at offset 4

/[^aeiou ]{3,}/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char
    co-processors, and for
 0: -pr

/<.*>/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = '<'
Need char = '>'
    abc<def>ghi<klm>nop
 0: <def>ghi<klm>

/<.*?>/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = '<'
Need char = '>'
    abc<def>ghi<klm>nop
 0: <def>

/<.*>/IU
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: ungreedy
First char = '<'
Need char = '>'
    abc<def>ghi<klm>nop
 0: <def>

/(?U)<.*>/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: ungreedy
First char = '<'
Need char = '>'
    abc<def>ghi<klm>nop
 0: <def>

/<.*?>/IU
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: ungreedy
First char = '<'
Need char = '>'
    abc<def>ghi<klm>nop
 0: <def>ghi<klm>

/={3,}/IU
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: ungreedy
First char = '='
Need char = '='
    abc========def
 0: ===

/(?U)={3,}?/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: ungreedy
First char = '='
Need char = '='
    abc========def
 0: ========

/(?<!bar|cattle)foo/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'f'
Need char = 'o'
Max lookbehind = 6
    foo
 0: foo
    catfoo
 0: foo
    *** Failers
No match
    the barfoo
No match
    and cattlefoo
No match

/(?<=a+)b/
Failed: lookbehind assertion is not fixed length at offset 6

/(?<=aaa|b{0,3})b/
Failed: lookbehind assertion is not fixed length at offset 14

/(?<!(foo)a\1)bar/
Failed: lookbehind assertion is not fixed length at offset 12

/(?i)abc/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: caseless
First char = 'a' (caseless)
Need char = 'c' (caseless)

/(a|(?m)a)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
No need char

/(?i)^1234/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored caseless
No first char
No need char

/(^b|(?i)^d)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/(?s).*/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored dotall
No first char
No need char

/[abcd]/IS
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char
Subject length lower bound = 1
Starting byte set: a b c d 

/(?i)[abcd]/IS
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: caseless
No first char
No need char
Subject length lower bound = 1
Starting byte set: A B C D a b c d 

/(?m)[xy]|(b|c)/IS
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: multiline
No first char
No need char
Subject length lower bound = 1
Starting byte set: b c x y 

/(^a|^b)/Im
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: multiline
First char at start or follows newline
No need char

/(?i)(^a|^b)/Im
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: caseless multiline
First char at start or follows newline
No need char

/(a)(?(1)a|b|c)/
Failed: conditional group contains more than two branches at offset 13

/(?(?=a)a|b|c)/
Failed: conditional group contains more than two branches at offset 12

/(?(1a)/
Failed: missing ) at offset 6

/(?(1a))/
Failed: reference to non-existent subpattern at offset 6

/(?(?i))/
Failed: assertion expected after (?( at offset 3

/(?(abc))/
Failed: reference to non-existent subpattern at offset 7

/(?(?<ab))/
Failed: syntax error in subpattern name (missing terminator) at offset 7

/((?s)blah)\s+\1/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Max back reference = 1
No options
First char = 'b'
Need char = 'h'

/((?i)blah)\s+\1/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Max back reference = 1
No options
First char = 'b' (caseless)
Need char = 'h' (caseless)

/((?i)b)/IDZS
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        CBra 1
     /i b
        Ket
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'b' (caseless)
No need char
Subject length lower bound = 1
No set of starting bytes

/(a*b|(?i:c*(?-i)d))/IS
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
No need char
Subject length lower bound = 1
Starting byte set: C a b c d 

/a$/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
No need char
    a
 0: a
    a\n
 0: a
    *** Failers
No match
    \Za
No match
    \Za\n
No match

/a$/Im
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: multiline
First char = 'a'
No need char
    a
 0: a
    a\n
 0: a
    \Za\n
 0: a
    *** Failers
No match
    \Za
No match

/\Aabc/Im
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored multiline
No first char
No need char

/^abc/Im
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: multiline
First char at start or follows newline
Need char = 'c'

/^((a+)(?U)([ab]+)(?-U)([bc]+)(\w*))/I
Capturing subpattern count = 5
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
  aaaaabbbbbcccccdef
 0: aaaaabbbbbcccccdef
 1: aaaaabbbbbcccccdef
 2: aaaaa
 3: b
 4: bbbbccccc
 5: def

/(?<=foo)[ab]/IS
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char
Max lookbehind = 3
Subject length lower bound = 1
Starting byte set: a b 

/(?<!foo)(alpha|omega)/IS
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
Need char = 'a'
Max lookbehind = 3
Subject length lower bound = 5
Starting byte set: a o 

/(?!alphabet)[ab]/IS
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char
Subject length lower bound = 1
Starting byte set: a b 

/(?<=foo\n)^bar/Im
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Contains explicit CR or LF match
Options: multiline
No first char
Need char = 'r'
Max lookbehind = 4
    foo\nbarbar
 0: bar
    ***Failers
No match
    rhubarb
No match
    barbell
No match
    abc\nbarton
No match

/^(?<=foo\n)bar/Im
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Contains explicit CR or LF match
Options: multiline
First char at start or follows newline
Need char = 'r'
Max lookbehind = 4
    foo\nbarbar
 0: bar
    ***Failers
No match
    rhubarb
No match
    barbell
No match
    abc\nbarton
No match

/(?>^abc)/Im
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: multiline
First char at start or follows newline
Need char = 'c'
    abc
 0: abc
    def\nabc
 0: abc
    *** Failers
No match
    defabc
No match

/(?<=ab(c+)d)ef/
Failed: lookbehind assertion is not fixed length at offset 11

/(?<=ab(?<=c+)d)ef/
Failed: lookbehind assertion is not fixed length at offset 12

/(?<=ab(c|de)f)g/
Failed: lookbehind assertion is not fixed length at offset 13

/The next three are in testinput2 because they have variable length branches/

/(?<=bullock|donkey)-cart/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = '-'
Need char = 't'
Max lookbehind = 7
    the bullock-cart
 0: -cart
    a donkey-cart race
 0: -cart
    *** Failers
No match
    cart
No match
    horse-and-cart
No match

/(?<=ab(?i)x|y|z)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char
Max lookbehind = 3

/(?>.*)(?<=(abcd)|(xyz))/I
Capturing subpattern count = 2
No options
No first char
No need char
Max lookbehind = 4
    alphabetabcd
 0: alphabetabcd
 1: abcd
    endingxyz
 0: endingxyz
 1: <unset>
 2: xyz

/(?<=ab(?i)x(?-i)y|(?i)z|b)ZZ/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'Z'
Need char = 'Z'
Max lookbehind = 4
    abxyZZ
 0: ZZ
    abXyZZ
 0: ZZ
    ZZZ
 0: ZZ
    zZZ
 0: ZZ
    bZZ
 0: ZZ
    BZZ
 0: ZZ
    *** Failers
No match
    ZZ
No match
    abXYZZ
No match
    zzz
No match
    bzz
No match

/(?<!(foo)a)bar/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'b'
Need char = 'r'
Max lookbehind = 4
    bar
 0: bar
    foobbar
 0: bar
    *** Failers
No match
    fooabar
No match

/This one is here because Perl 5.005_02 doesn't fail it/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'T'
Need char = 't'

/^(a)?(?(1)a|b)+$/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    *** Failers
No match
    a
No match

/This one is here because Perl behaves differently; see also the following/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'T'
Need char = 'g'

/^(a\1?){4}$/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Max back reference = 1
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    aaaa
No match
    aaaaaa
No match
    
/Perl does not fail these two for the final subjects. Neither did PCRE until/
/release 8.01. The problem is in backtracking into a subpattern that contains/
No match
/a recursive reference to itself. PCRE has now made these into atomic patterns./
No match

/^(xa|=?\1a){2}$/
    xa=xaa
 0: xa=xaa
 1: =xaa
    ** Failers
No match
    xa=xaaa
No match

/^(xa|=?\1a)+$/
    xa=xaa
 0: xa=xaa
 1: =xaa
    ** Failers
No match
    xa=xaaa
No match

/These are syntax tests from Perl 5.005/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'T'
Need char = '5'

/a[b-a]/
Failed: range out of order in character class at offset 4

/a[]b/
Failed: missing terminating ] for character class at offset 4

/a[/
Failed: missing terminating ] for character class at offset 2

/*a/
Failed: nothing to repeat at offset 0

/(*)b/
Failed: nothing to repeat at offset 1

/abc)/
Failed: unmatched parentheses at offset 3

/(abc/
Failed: missing ) at offset 4

/a**/
Failed: nothing to repeat at offset 2

/)(/
Failed: unmatched parentheses at offset 0

/\1/
Failed: reference to non-existent subpattern at offset 2

/\2/
Failed: reference to non-existent subpattern at offset 2

/(a)|\2/
Failed: reference to non-existent subpattern at offset 6

/a[b-a]/Ii
Failed: range out of order in character class at offset 4

/a[]b/Ii
Failed: missing terminating ] for character class at offset 4

/a[/Ii
Failed: missing terminating ] for character class at offset 2

/*a/Ii
Failed: nothing to repeat at offset 0

/(*)b/Ii
Failed: nothing to repeat at offset 1

/abc)/Ii
Failed: unmatched parentheses at offset 3

/(abc/Ii
Failed: missing ) at offset 4

/a**/Ii
Failed: nothing to repeat at offset 2

/)(/Ii
Failed: unmatched parentheses at offset 0

/:(?:/
Failed: missing ) at offset 4

/(?<%)b/
Failed: unrecognized character after (?< at offset 3

/a(?{)b/
Failed: unrecognized character after (? or (?- at offset 3

/a(?{{})b/
Failed: unrecognized character after (? or (?- at offset 3

/a(?{}})b/
Failed: unrecognized character after (? or (?- at offset 3

/a(?{"{"})b/
Failed: unrecognized character after (? or (?- at offset 3

/a(?{"{"}})b/
Failed: unrecognized character after (? or (?- at offset 3

/(?(1?)a|b)/
Failed: malformed number or name after (?( at offset 4

/[a[:xyz:/
Failed: missing terminating ] for character class at offset 8

/(?<=x+)y/
Failed: lookbehind assertion is not fixed length at offset 6

/a{37,17}/
Failed: numbers out of order in {} quantifier at offset 7

/abc/\
Failed: \ at end of pattern at offset 4

/abc/\i
Failed: \ at end of pattern at offset 4

/(a)bc(d)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 2
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'd'
    abcd
 0: abcd
 1: a
 2: d
    abcd\C2
 0: abcd
 1: a
 2: d
 2C d (1)
    abcd\C5
 0: abcd
 1: a
 2: d
copy substring 5 failed -7

/(.{20})/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
No need char
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
 0: abcdefghijklmnopqrst
 1: abcdefghijklmnopqrst
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\C1
 0: abcdefghijklmnopqrst
 1: abcdefghijklmnopqrst
 1C abcdefghijklmnopqrst (20)
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\G1
 0: abcdefghijklmnopqrst
 1: abcdefghijklmnopqrst
 1G abcdefghijklmnopqrst (20)

/(.{15})/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
No need char
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
 0: abcdefghijklmno
 1: abcdefghijklmno
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\C1\G1
 0: abcdefghijklmno
 1: abcdefghijklmno
 1C abcdefghijklmno (15)
 1G abcdefghijklmno (15)

/(.{16})/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
No need char
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
 0: abcdefghijklmnop
 1: abcdefghijklmnop
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\C1\G1\L
 0: abcdefghijklmnop
 1: abcdefghijklmnop
 1C abcdefghijklmnop (16)
 1G abcdefghijklmnop (16)
 0L abcdefghijklmnop
 1L abcdefghijklmnop

/^(a|(bc))de(f)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 3
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    adef\G1\G2\G3\G4\L
 0: adef
 1: a
 2: <unset>
 3: f
 1G a (1)
 2G  (0)
 3G f (1)
get substring 4 failed -7
 0L adef
 1L a
 2L 
 3L f
    bcdef\G1\G2\G3\G4\L
 0: bcdef
 1: bc
 2: bc
 3: f
 1G bc (2)
 2G bc (2)
 3G f (1)
get substring 4 failed -7
 0L bcdef
 1L bc
 2L bc
 3L f
    adefghijk\C0
 0: adef
 1: a
 2: <unset>
 3: f
 0C adef (4)

/^abc\00def/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    abc\00def\L\C0
 0: abc\x00def
 0C abc\x00def (7)
 0L abc

/word ((?:[a-zA-Z0-9]+ )((?:[a-zA-Z0-9]+ )((?:[a-zA-Z0-9]+ )((?:[a-zA-Z0-9]+
)((?:[a-zA-Z0-9]+ )((?:[a-zA-Z0-9]+ )((?:[a-zA-Z0-9]+ )((?:[a-zA-Z0-9]+
)?)?)?)?)?)?)?)?)?otherword/I
Capturing subpattern count = 8
Contains explicit CR or LF match
No options
First char = 'w'
Need char = 'd'

/.*X/IDZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Any*
        X
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char at start or follows newline
Need char = 'X'

/.*X/IDZs
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        AllAny*
        X
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored dotall
No first char
Need char = 'X'

/(.*X|^B)/IDZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        CBra 1
        Any*
        X
        Alt
        ^
        B
        Ket
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char at start or follows newline
No need char

/(.*X|^B)/IDZs
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        CBra 1
        AllAny*
        X
        Alt
        ^
        B
        Ket
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: anchored dotall
No first char
No need char

/(?s)(.*X|^B)/IDZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        CBra 1
        AllAny*
        X
        Alt
        ^
        B
        Ket
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: anchored dotall
No first char
No need char

/(?s:.*X|^B)/IDZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Bra
        AllAny*
        X
        Alt
        ^
        B
        Ket
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/\Biss\B/I+
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'i'
Need char = 's'
Max lookbehind = 1
    Mississippi
 0: iss
 0+ issippi

/iss/IG+
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'i'
Need char = 's'
    Mississippi
 0: iss
 0+ issippi
 0: iss
 0+ ippi

/\Biss\B/IG+
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'i'
Need char = 's'
Max lookbehind = 1
    Mississippi
 0: iss
 0+ issippi

/\Biss\B/Ig+
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'i'
Need char = 's'
Max lookbehind = 1
    Mississippi
 0: iss
 0+ issippi
 0: iss
 0+ ippi
    *** Failers
No match
    Mississippi\A
No match

/(?<=[Ms])iss/Ig+
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'i'
Need char = 's'
Max lookbehind = 1
    Mississippi
 0: iss
 0+ issippi
 0: iss
 0+ ippi

/(?<=[Ms])iss/IG+
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'i'
Need char = 's'
Max lookbehind = 1
    Mississippi
 0: iss
 0+ issippi

/^iss/Ig+
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    ississippi
 0: iss
 0+ issippi

/.*iss/Ig+
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char at start or follows newline
Need char = 's'
    abciss\nxyzisspqr
 0: abciss
 0+ \x0axyzisspqr
 0: xyziss
 0+ pqr

/.i./I+g
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
Need char = 'i'
    Mississippi
 0: Mis
 0+ sissippi
 0: sis
 0+ sippi
 0: sip
 0+ pi
    Mississippi\A
 0: Mis
 0+ sissippi
 0: sis
 0+ sippi
 0: sip
 0+ pi
    Missouri river
 0: Mis
 0+ souri river
 0: ri 
 0+ river
 0: riv
 0+ er
    Missouri river\A
 0: Mis
 0+ souri river

/^.is/I+g
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    Mississippi
 0: Mis
 0+ sissippi

/^ab\n/Ig+
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Contains explicit CR or LF match
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    ab\nab\ncd
 0: ab\x0a
 0+ ab\x0acd

/^ab\n/Img+
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Contains explicit CR or LF match
Options: multiline
First char at start or follows newline
Need char = \x0a
    ab\nab\ncd
 0: ab\x0a
 0+ ab\x0acd
 0: ab\x0a
 0+ cd

/abc/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'c'

/abc|bac/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
Need char = 'c'

/(abc|bac)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
Need char = 'c'

/(abc|(c|dc))/I
Capturing subpattern count = 2
No options
No first char
Need char = 'c'

/(abc|(d|de)c)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 2
No options
No first char
Need char = 'c'

/a*/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char

/a+/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
No need char

/(baa|a+)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
Need char = 'a'

/a{0,3}/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char

/baa{3,}/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'b'
Need char = 'a'

/"([^\\"]+|\\.)*"/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = '"'
Need char = '"'

/(abc|ab[cd])/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
No need char

/(a|.)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
No need char

/a|ba|\w/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char

/abc(?=pqr)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'r'

/...(?<=abc)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char
Max lookbehind = 3

/abc(?!pqr)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'c'

/ab./I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b'

/ab[xyz]/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b'

/abc*/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b'

/ab.c*/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b'

/a.c*/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
No need char

/.c*/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char

/ac*/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
No need char

/(a.c*|b.c*)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
No need char

/a.c*|aba/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
No need char

/.+a/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
Need char = 'a'

/(?=abcda)a.*/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'a'

/(?=a)a.*/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
No need char

/a(b)*/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
No need char

/a\d*/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
No need char

/ab\d*/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b'

/a(\d)*/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
No need char

/abcde{0,0}/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'd'

/ab\d+/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b'

/a(?(1)b)(.)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
No need char

/a(?(1)bag|big)(.)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'g'

/a(?(1)bag|big)*(.)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
No need char

/a(?(1)bag|big)+(.)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'g'

/a(?(1)b..|b..)(.)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b'

/ab\d{0}e/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'e'

/a?b?/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char
    a
 0: a
    b
 0: b
    ab
 0: ab
    \
 0: 
    *** Failers
 0: 
    \N
No match

/|-/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char
    abcd
 0: 
    -abc
 0: 
    \Nab-c
 0: -
    *** Failers
 0: 
    \Nabc
No match

/^.?abcd/IS
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
Need char = 'd'
Subject length lower bound = 4
No set of starting bytes

/\(             # ( at start
  (?:           # Non-capturing bracket
  (?>[^()]+)    # Either a sequence of non-brackets (no backtracking)

  |             # Or

  (?R)          # Recurse - i.e. nested bracketed string
  )*            # Zero or more contents
  \)            # Closing )
  /Ix
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: extended
First char = '('
Need char = ')'
    (abcd)
 0: (abcd)
    (abcd)xyz
 0: (abcd)
    xyz(abcd)
 0: (abcd)
    (ab(xy)cd)pqr
 0: (ab(xy)cd)
    (ab(xycd)pqr
 0: (xycd)
    () abc ()
 0: ()
    12(abcde(fsh)xyz(foo(bar))lmno)89
 0: (abcde(fsh)xyz(foo(bar))lmno)
    *** Failers
No match
    abcd
No match
    abcd)
No match
    (abcd
No match

/\(  ( (?>[^()]+) | (?R) )* \) /Ixg
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: extended
First char = '('
Need char = ')'
    (ab(xy)cd)pqr
 0: (ab(xy)cd)
 1: cd
    1(abcd)(x(y)z)pqr
 0: (abcd)
 1: abcd
 0: (x(y)z)
 1: z

/\(  (?: (?>[^()]+) | (?R) ) \) /Ix
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: extended
First char = '('
Need char = ')'
    (abcd)
 0: (abcd)
    (ab(xy)cd)
 0: (xy)
    (a(b(c)d)e)
 0: (c)
    ((ab))
 0: ((ab))
    *** Failers
No match
    ()
No match

/\(  (?: (?>[^()]+) | (?R) )? \) /Ix
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: extended
First char = '('
Need char = ')'
    ()
 0: ()
    12(abcde(fsh)xyz(foo(bar))lmno)89
 0: (fsh)

/\(  ( (?>[^()]+) | (?R) )* \) /Ix
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: extended
First char = '('
Need char = ')'
    (ab(xy)cd)
 0: (ab(xy)cd)
 1: cd

/\( ( ( (?>[^()]+) | (?R) )* ) \) /Ix
Capturing subpattern count = 2
Options: extended
First char = '('
Need char = ')'
    (ab(xy)cd)
 0: (ab(xy)cd)
 1: ab(xy)cd
 2: cd

/\( (123)? ( ( (?>[^()]+) | (?R) )* ) \) /Ix
Capturing subpattern count = 3
Options: extended
First char = '('
Need char = ')'
    (ab(xy)cd)
 0: (ab(xy)cd)
 1: <unset>
 2: ab(xy)cd
 3: cd
    (123ab(xy)cd)
 0: (123ab(xy)cd)
 1: 123
 2: ab(xy)cd
 3: cd

/\( ( (123)? ( (?>[^()]+) | (?R) )* ) \) /Ix
Capturing subpattern count = 3
Options: extended
First char = '('
Need char = ')'
    (ab(xy)cd)
 0: (ab(xy)cd)
 1: ab(xy)cd
 2: <unset>
 3: cd
    (123ab(xy)cd)
 0: (123ab(xy)cd)
 1: 123ab(xy)cd
 2: 123
 3: cd

/\( (((((((((( ( (?>[^()]+) | (?R) )* )))))))))) \) /Ix
Capturing subpattern count = 11
Options: extended
First char = '('
Need char = ')'
    (ab(xy)cd)
 0: (ab(xy)cd)
 1: ab(xy)cd
 2: ab(xy)cd
 3: ab(xy)cd
 4: ab(xy)cd
 5: ab(xy)cd
 6: ab(xy)cd
 7: ab(xy)cd
 8: ab(xy)cd
 9: ab(xy)cd
10: ab(xy)cd
11: cd

/\( ( ( (?>[^()<>]+) | ((?>[^()]+)) | (?R) )* ) \) /Ix
Capturing subpattern count = 3
Options: extended
First char = '('
Need char = ')'
    (abcd(xyz<p>qrs)123)
 0: (abcd(xyz<p>qrs)123)
 1: abcd(xyz<p>qrs)123
 2: 123

/\( ( ( (?>[^()]+) | ((?R)) )* ) \) /Ix
Capturing subpattern count = 3
Options: extended
First char = '('
Need char = ')'
    (ab(cd)ef)
 0: (ab(cd)ef)
 1: ab(cd)ef
 2: ef
 3: (cd)
    (ab(cd(ef)gh)ij)
 0: (ab(cd(ef)gh)ij)
 1: ab(cd(ef)gh)ij
 2: ij
 3: (cd(ef)gh)

/^[[:alnum:]]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        [0-9A-Za-z]
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/^[[:^alnum:]]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        [\x00-/:-@[-`{-\xff] (neg)
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/^[[:alpha:]]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        [A-Za-z]
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/^[[:^alpha:]]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        [\x00-@[-`{-\xff] (neg)
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/[_[:alpha:]]/IS
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char
Subject length lower bound = 1
Starting byte set: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 
  _ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 

/^[[:ascii:]]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        [\x00-\x7f]
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/^[[:^ascii:]]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        [\x80-\xff] (neg)
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/^[[:blank:]]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        [\x09 ]
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/^[[:^blank:]]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        [\x00-\x08\x0a-\x1f!-\xff] (neg)
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/[\n\x0b\x0c\x0d[:blank:]]/IS
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Contains explicit CR or LF match
No options
No first char
No need char
Subject length lower bound = 1
Starting byte set: \x09 \x0a \x0b \x0c \x0d \x20 

/^[[:cntrl:]]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        [\x00-\x1f\x7f]
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/^[[:digit:]]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        [0-9]
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/^[[:graph:]]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        [!-~]
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/^[[:lower:]]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        [a-z]
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/^[[:print:]]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        [ -~]
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/^[[:punct:]]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        [!-/:-@[-`{-~]
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/^[[:space:]]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        [\x09-\x0d ]
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/^[[:upper:]]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        [A-Z]
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/^[[:xdigit:]]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        [0-9A-Fa-f]
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/^[[:word:]]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        [0-9A-Z_a-z]
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/^[[:^cntrl:]]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        [ -~\x80-\xff] (neg)
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/^[12[:^digit:]]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        [\x00-/12:-\xff] (neg)
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/^[[:^blank:]]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        [\x00-\x08\x0a-\x1f!-\xff] (neg)
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/[01[:alpha:]%]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        [%01A-Za-z]
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char

/[[.ch.]]/I
Failed: POSIX collating elements are not supported at offset 1

/[[=ch=]]/I
Failed: POSIX collating elements are not supported at offset 1

/[[:rhubarb:]]/I
Failed: unknown POSIX class name at offset 3

/[[:upper:]]/Ii
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: caseless
No first char
No need char
    A
 0: A
    a
 0: a

/[[:lower:]]/Ii
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: caseless
No first char
No need char
    A
 0: A
    a
 0: a

/((?-i)[[:lower:]])[[:lower:]]/Ii
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: caseless
No first char
No need char
    ab
 0: ab
 1: a
    aB
 0: aB
 1: a
    *** Failers
 0: ai
 1: a
    Ab
No match
    AB
No match

/[\200-\110]/I
Failed: range out of order in character class at offset 9

/^(?(0)f|b)oo/I
Failed: invalid condition (?(0) at offset 6

/This one's here because of the large output vector needed/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'T'
Need char = 'd'

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Capturing subpattern count = 271
Max back reference = 270
No options
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/This one's here because Perl does this differently and PCRE can't at present/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'T'
Need char = 't'

/(main(O)?)+/I
Capturing subpattern count = 2
No options
First char = 'm'
Need char = 'n'
    mainmain
 0: mainmain
 1: main
    mainOmain
 0: mainOmain
 1: main
 2: O

/These are all cases where Perl does it differently (nested captures)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'T'
Need char = 's'

/^(a(b)?)+$/I
Capturing subpattern count = 2
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    aba
 0: aba
 1: a
 2: b

/^(aa(bb)?)+$/I
Capturing subpattern count = 2
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    aabbaa
 0: aabbaa
 1: aa
 2: bb

/^(aa|aa(bb))+$/I
Capturing subpattern count = 2
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    aabbaa
 0: aabbaa
 1: aa
 2: bb

/^(aa(bb)??)+$/I
Capturing subpattern count = 2
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    aabbaa
 0: aabbaa
 1: aa
 2: bb

/^(?:aa(bb)?)+$/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    aabbaa
 0: aabbaa
 1: bb

/^(aa(b(b))?)+$/I
Capturing subpattern count = 3
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    aabbaa
 0: aabbaa
 1: aa
 2: bb
 3: b

/^(?:aa(b(b))?)+$/I
Capturing subpattern count = 2
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    aabbaa
 0: aabbaa
 1: bb
 2: b

/^(?:aa(b(?:b))?)+$/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    aabbaa
 0: aabbaa
 1: bb

/^(?:aa(bb(?:b))?)+$/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    aabbbaa
 0: aabbbaa
 1: bbb

/^(?:aa(b(?:bb))?)+$/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    aabbbaa
 0: aabbbaa
 1: bbb

/^(?:aa(?:b(b))?)+$/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    aabbaa
 0: aabbaa
 1: b

/^(?:aa(?:b(bb))?)+$/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    aabbbaa
 0: aabbbaa
 1: bb

/^(aa(b(bb))?)+$/I
Capturing subpattern count = 3
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    aabbbaa
 0: aabbbaa
 1: aa
 2: bbb
 3: bb

/^(aa(bb(bb))?)+$/I
Capturing subpattern count = 3
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    aabbbbaa
 0: aabbbbaa
 1: aa
 2: bbbb
 3: bb

/--------------------------------------------------------------------/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = '-'
Need char = '-'

/#/IxDZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: extended
No first char
No need char

/a#/IxDZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        a
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: extended
First char = 'a'
No need char

/[\s]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        [\x09\x0a\x0c\x0d ]
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char

/[\S]/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        [\x00-\x08\x0b\x0e-\x1f!-\xff] (neg)
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char

/a(?i)b/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        a
     /i b
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b' (caseless)
    ab
 0: ab
    aB
 0: aB
    *** Failers
No match
    AB
No match

/(a(?i)b)/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        CBra 1
        a
     /i b
        Ket
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b' (caseless)
    ab
 0: ab
 1: ab
    aB
 0: aB
 1: aB
    *** Failers
No match
    AB
No match

/   (?i)abc/IxDZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
     /i abc
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: caseless extended
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Need char = 'c' (caseless)

/#this is a comment
  (?i)abc/IxDZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
     /i abc
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
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Options: caseless extended
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Need char = 'c' (caseless)

/123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
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        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
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/\Q123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
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        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
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/\Q\E/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
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No need char
    \
 0: 

/\Q\Ex/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        x
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'x'
No need char

/ \Q\E/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
         
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
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No options
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No need char

/a\Q\E/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        a
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
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  abc
 0: a
  bca
 0: a
  bac
 0: a

/a\Q\Eb/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ab
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
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No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b'
  abc
 0: ab

/\Q\Eabc/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        abc
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
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Need char = 'c'

/x*+\w/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        x*+
        \w
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char
    *** Failers
 0: F
    xxxxx
No match

/x?+/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        x?+
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char

/x++/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        x++
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
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No need char

/x{1,3}+/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Once
        x
        x{0,2}
        Ket
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'x'
No need char

/(x)*+/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Braposzero
        CBraPos 1
        x
        KetRpos
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
No need char

/^(\w++|\s++)*$/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party
 0: now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party
 1: party
    *** Failers
No match
    this is not a line with only words and spaces!
No match

/(\d++)(\w)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 2
No options
No first char
No need char
    12345a
 0: 12345a
 1: 12345
 2: a
    *** Failers
No match
    12345+
No match

/a++b/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b'
    aaab
 0: aaab

/(a++b)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b'
    aaab
 0: aaab
 1: aaab

/(a++)b/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b'
    aaab
 0: aaab
 1: aaa

/([^()]++|\([^()]*\))+/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
No need char
    ((abc(ade)ufh()()x
 0: abc(ade)ufh()()x
 1: x

/\(([^()]++|\([^()]+\))+\)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = '('
Need char = ')'
    (abc)
 0: (abc)
 1: abc
    (abc(def)xyz)
 0: (abc(def)xyz)
 1: xyz
    *** Failers
No match
    ((()aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
No match

/(abc){1,3}+/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Once
        CBra 1
        abc
        Ket
        Brazero
        Bra
        CBra 1
        abc
        Ket
        Brazero
        CBra 1
        abc
        Ket
        Ket
        Ket
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
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Need char = 'c'

/a+?+/I
Failed: nothing to repeat at offset 3

/a{2,3}?+b/I
Failed: nothing to repeat at offset 7

/(?U)a+?+/I
Failed: nothing to repeat at offset 7

/a{2,3}?+b/IU
Failed: nothing to repeat at offset 7

/x(?U)a++b/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        x
        a++
        b
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'x'
Need char = 'b'
    xaaaab
 0: xaaaab

/(?U)xa++b/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        x
        a++
        b
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: ungreedy
First char = 'x'
Need char = 'b'
    xaaaab
 0: xaaaab

/^((a+)(?U)([ab]+)(?-U)([bc]+)(\w*))/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        CBra 1
        CBra 2
        a+
        Ket
        CBra 3
        [ab]+?
        Ket
        CBra 4
        [bc]+
        Ket
        CBra 5
        \w*
        Ket
        Ket
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 5
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/^x(?U)a+b/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        x
        a++
        b
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
Need char = 'b'

/^x(?U)(a+)b/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        ^
        x
        CBra 1
        a+?
        Ket
        b
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: anchored
No first char
Need char = 'b'

/[.x.]/I
Failed: POSIX collating elements are not supported at offset 0

/[=x=]/I
Failed: POSIX collating elements are not supported at offset 0

/[:x:]/I
Failed: POSIX named classes are supported only within a class at offset 0

/\l/I
Failed: PCRE does not support \L, \l, \N{name}, \U, or \u at offset 1

/\L/I
Failed: PCRE does not support \L, \l, \N{name}, \U, or \u at offset 1

/\N{name}/I
Failed: PCRE does not support \L, \l, \N{name}, \U, or \u at offset 1

/\u/I
Failed: PCRE does not support \L, \l, \N{name}, \U, or \u at offset 1

/\U/I
Failed: PCRE does not support \L, \l, \N{name}, \U, or \u at offset 1

/[/I
Failed: missing terminating ] for character class at offset 1

/[a-/I
Failed: missing terminating ] for character class at offset 3

/[[:space:]/I
Failed: missing terminating ] for character class at offset 10

/[\s]/IDZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        [\x09\x0a\x0c\x0d ]
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char

/[[:space:]]/IDZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        [\x09-\x0d ]
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char

/[[:space:]abcde]/IDZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        [\x09-\x0d a-e]
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char

/< (?: (?(R) \d++  | [^<>]*+) | (?R)) * >/Ix
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: extended
First char = '<'
Need char = '>'
    <>
 0: <>
    <abcd>
 0: <abcd>
    <abc <123> hij>
 0: <abc <123> hij>
    <abc <def> hij>
 0: <def>
    <abc<>def>
 0: <abc<>def>
    <abc<>
 0: <>
    *** Failers
No match
    <abc
No match

|8J\$WE\<\.rX\+ix\[d1b\!H\#\?vV0vrK\:ZH1\=2M\>iV\;\?aPhFB\<\*vW\@QW\@sO9\}cfZA\-i\'w\%hKd6gt1UJP\,15_\#QY\$M\^Mss_U\/\]\&LK9\[5vQub\^w\[KDD\<EjmhUZ\?\.akp2dF\>qmj\;2\}YWFdYx\.Ap\]hjCPTP\(n28k\+3\;o\&WXqs\/gOXdr\$\:r\'do0\;b4c\(f_Gr\=\"\\4\)\[01T7ajQJvL\$W\~mL_sS\/4h\:x\*\[ZN\=KLs\&L5zX\/\/\>it\,o\:aU\(\;Z\>pW\&T7oP\'2K\^E\:x9\'c\[\%z\-\,64JQ5AeH_G\#KijUKghQw\^\\vea3a\?kka_G\$8\#\`\*kynsxzBLru\'\]k_\[7FrVx\}\^\=\$blx\>s\-N\%j\;D\*aZDnsw\:YKZ\%Q\.Kne9\#hP\?\+b3\(SOvL\,\^\;\&u5\@\?5C5Bhb\=m\-vEh_L15Jl\]U\)0RP6\{q\%L\^_z5E\'Dw6X\b|IDZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        8J$WE<.rX+ix[d1b!H#?vV0vrK:ZH1=2M>iV;?aPhFB<*vW@QW@sO9}cfZA-i'w%hKd6gt1UJP,15_#QY$M^Mss_U/]&LK9[5vQub^w[KDD<EjmhUZ?.akp2dF>qmj;2}YWFdYx.Ap]hjCPTP(n28k+3;o&WXqs/gOXdr$:r'do0;b4c(f_Gr="\4)[01T7ajQJvL$W~mL_sS/4h:x*[ZN=KLs&L5zX//>it,o:aU(;Z>pW&T7oP'2K^E:x9'c[%z-,64JQ5AeH_G#KijUKghQw^\vea3a?kka_G$8#`*kynsxzBLru']k_[7FrVx}^=$blx>s-N%j;D*aZDnsw:YKZ%Q.Kne9#hP?+b3(SOvL,^;&u5@?5C5Bhb=m-vEh_L15Jl]U)0RP6{q%L^_z5E'Dw6X
        \b
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = '8'
Need char = 'X'
Max lookbehind = 1

|\$\<\.X\+ix\[d1b\!H\#\?vV0vrK\:ZH1\=2M\>iV\;\?aPhFB\<\*vW\@QW\@sO9\}cfZA\-i\'w\%hKd6gt1UJP\,15_\#QY\$M\^Mss_U\/\]\&LK9\[5vQub\^w\[KDD\<EjmhUZ\?\.akp2dF\>qmj\;2\}YWFdYx\.Ap\]hjCPTP\(n28k\+3\;o\&WXqs\/gOXdr\$\:r\'do0\;b4c\(f_Gr\=\"\\4\)\[01T7ajQJvL\$W\~mL_sS\/4h\:x\*\[ZN\=KLs\&L5zX\/\/\>it\,o\:aU\(\;Z\>pW\&T7oP\'2K\^E\:x9\'c\[\%z\-\,64JQ5AeH_G\#KijUKghQw\^\\vea3a\?kka_G\$8\#\`\*kynsxzBLru\'\]k_\[7FrVx\}\^\=\$blx\>s\-N\%j\;D\*aZDnsw\:YKZ\%Q\.Kne9\#hP\?\+b3\(SOvL\,\^\;\&u5\@\?5C5Bhb\=m\-vEh_L15Jl\]U\)0RP6\{q\%L\^_z5E\'Dw6X\b|IDZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        $<.X+ix[d1b!H#?vV0vrK:ZH1=2M>iV;?aPhFB<*vW@QW@sO9}cfZA-i'w%hKd6gt1UJP,15_#QY$M^Mss_U/]&LK9[5vQub^w[KDD<EjmhUZ?.akp2dF>qmj;2}YWFdYx.Ap]hjCPTP(n28k+3;o&WXqs/gOXdr$:r'do0;b4c(f_Gr="\4)[01T7ajQJvL$W~mL_sS/4h:x*[ZN=KLs&L5zX//>it,o:aU(;Z>pW&T7oP'2K^E:x9'c[%z-,64JQ5AeH_G#KijUKghQw^\vea3a?kka_G$8#`*kynsxzBLru']k_[7FrVx}^=$blx>s-N%j;D*aZDnsw:YKZ%Q.Kne9#hP?+b3(SOvL,^;&u5@?5C5Bhb=m-vEh_L15Jl]U)0RP6{q%L^_z5E'Dw6X
        \b
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = '$'
Need char = 'X'
Max lookbehind = 1

/(.*)\d+\1/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Max back reference = 1
No options
No first char
No need char

/(.*)\d+/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char at start or follows newline
No need char

/(.*)\d+\1/Is
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Max back reference = 1
Options: dotall
No first char
No need char

/(.*)\d+/Is
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: anchored dotall
No first char
No need char

/(.*(xyz))\d+\2/I
Capturing subpattern count = 2
Max back reference = 2
No options
First char at start or follows newline
Need char = 'z'

/((.*))\d+\1/I
Capturing subpattern count = 2
Max back reference = 1
No options
No first char
No need char
    abc123bc
 0: bc123bc
 1: bc
 2: bc

/a[b]/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b'

/(?=a).*/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
No need char

/(?=abc).xyz/IiI
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: caseless
First char = 'a' (caseless)
Need char = 'z' (caseless)

/(?=abc)(?i).xyz/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'z' (caseless)

/(?=a)(?=b)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
No need char

/(?=.)a/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
No need char

/((?=abcda)a)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'a'

/((?=abcda)ab)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b'

/()a/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
Need char = 'a'

/(?(1)ab|ac)(.)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
No need char

/(?(1)abz|acz)(.)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'z'

/(?(1)abz)(.)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
No need char

/(?(1)abz)(1)23/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
Need char = '3'

/(a)+/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
No need char

/(a){2,3}/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'a'

/(a)*/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
No need char

/[a]/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
No need char

/[ab]/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char

/[ab]/IS
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char
Subject length lower bound = 1
Starting byte set: a b 

/[^a]/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char

/\d456/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
Need char = '6'

/\d456/IS
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
Need char = '6'
Subject length lower bound = 4
Starting byte set: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

/a^b/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b'

/^a/Im
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: multiline
First char at start or follows newline
Need char = 'a'
  abcde
 0: a
  xy\nabc
 0: a
  *** Failers
No match
  xyabc
No match

/c|abc/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
Need char = 'c'

/(?i)[ab]/IS
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: caseless
No first char
No need char
Subject length lower bound = 1
Starting byte set: A B a b 

/[ab](?i)cd/IS
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
Need char = 'd' (caseless)
Subject length lower bound = 3
Starting byte set: a b 

/abc(?C)def/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'f'
    abcdef
--->abcdef
  0 ^  ^       d
 0: abcdef
    1234abcdef
--->1234abcdef
  0     ^  ^       d
 0: abcdef
    *** Failers
No match
    abcxyz
No match
    abcxyzf
--->abcxyzf
  0 ^  ^        d
No match

/abc(?C)de(?C1)f/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'f'
    123abcdef
--->123abcdef
  0    ^  ^       d
  1    ^    ^     f
 0: abcdef

/(?C1)\dabc(?C2)def/IS
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
Need char = 'f'
Subject length lower bound = 7
Starting byte set: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
    1234abcdef
--->1234abcdef
  1 ^              \d
  1  ^             \d
  1   ^            \d
  1    ^           \d
  2    ^   ^       d
 0: 4abcdef
    *** Failers
No match
    abcdef
No match

/(?C1)\dabc(?C2)def/ISS
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
Need char = 'f'
    1234abcdef
--->1234abcdef
  1 ^              \d
  1  ^             \d
  1   ^            \d
  1    ^           \d
  2    ^   ^       d
 0: 4abcdef
    *** Failers
No match
    abcdef
--->abcdef
  1 ^          \d
  1  ^         \d
  1   ^        \d
  1    ^       \d
  1     ^      \d
  1      ^     \d
No match

/(?C255)ab/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b'

/(?C256)ab/I
Failed: number after (?C is > 255 at offset 6

/(?Cab)xx/I
Failed: closing ) for (?C expected at offset 3

/(?C12vr)x/I
Failed: closing ) for (?C expected at offset 5

/abc(?C)def/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'f'
    *** Failers
No match
    \x83\x0\x61bcdef
--->\x83\x00abcdef
  0         ^  ^       d
 0: abcdef

/(abc)(?C)de(?C1)f/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'f'
    123abcdef
--->123abcdef
  0    ^  ^       d
  1    ^    ^     f
 0: abcdef
 1: abc
    123abcdef\C+
Callout 0: last capture = 1
 0: <unset>
 1: abc
--->123abcdef
       ^  ^       d
Callout 1: last capture = 1
 0: <unset>
 1: abc
--->123abcdef
       ^    ^     f
 0: abcdef
 1: abc
    123abcdef\C-
 0: abcdef
 1: abc
    *** Failers
No match
    123abcdef\C!1
--->123abcdef
  0    ^  ^       d
  1    ^    ^     f
No match

/(?C0)(abc(?C1))*/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
No need char
    abcabcabc
--->abcabcabc
  0 ^             (abc(?C1))*
  1 ^  ^          )
  1 ^     ^       )
  1 ^        ^    )
 0: abcabcabc
 1: abc
    abcabc\C!1!3
--->abcabc
  0 ^          (abc(?C1))*
  1 ^  ^       )
  1 ^     ^    )
 0: abcabc
 1: abc
    *** Failers
--->*** Failers
  0 ^               (abc(?C1))*
 0: 
    abcabcabc\C!1!3
--->abcabcabc
  0 ^             (abc(?C1))*
  1 ^  ^          )
  1 ^     ^       )
  1 ^        ^    )
 0: abcabc
 1: abc

/(\d{3}(?C))*/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
No need char
    123\C+
Callout 0: last capture = -1
 0: <unset>
--->123
    ^  ^    )
 0: 123
 1: 123
    123456\C+
Callout 0: last capture = -1
 0: <unset>
--->123456
    ^  ^       )
Callout 0: last capture = 1
 0: <unset>
 1: 123
--->123456
    ^     ^    )
 0: 123456
 1: 456
    123456789\C+
Callout 0: last capture = -1
 0: <unset>
--->123456789
    ^  ^          )
Callout 0: last capture = 1
 0: <unset>
 1: 123
--->123456789
    ^     ^       )
Callout 0: last capture = 1
 0: <unset>
 1: 456
--->123456789
    ^        ^    )
 0: 123456789
 1: 789

/((xyz)(?C)p|(?C1)xyzabc)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 2
No options
First char = 'x'
No need char
    xyzabc\C+
Callout 0: last capture = 2
 0: <unset>
 1: <unset>
 2: xyz
--->xyzabc
    ^  ^       p
Callout 1: last capture = -1
 0: <unset>
--->xyzabc
    ^          x
 0: xyzabc
 1: xyzabc

/(X)((xyz)(?C)p|(?C1)xyzabc)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 3
No options
First char = 'X'
Need char = 'x'
    Xxyzabc\C+
Callout 0: last capture = 3
 0: <unset>
 1: X
 2: <unset>
 3: xyz
--->Xxyzabc
    ^   ^       p
Callout 1: last capture = 1
 0: <unset>
 1: X
--->Xxyzabc
    ^^          x
 0: Xxyzabc
 1: X
 2: xyzabc

/(?=(abc))(?C)abcdef/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'f'
    abcdef\C+
Callout 0: last capture = 1
 0: <unset>
 1: abc
--->abcdef
    ^          a
 0: abcdef
 1: abc

/(?!(abc)(?C1)d)(?C2)abcxyz/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'z'
    abcxyz\C+
Callout 1: last capture = 1
 0: <unset>
 1: abc
--->abcxyz
    ^  ^       d
Callout 2: last capture = -1
 0: <unset>
--->abcxyz
    ^          a
 0: abcxyz

/(?<=(abc)(?C))xyz/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'x'
Need char = 'z'
Max lookbehind = 3
   abcxyz\C+
Callout 0: last capture = 1
 0: <unset>
 1: abc
--->abcxyz
       ^       )
 0: xyz
 1: abc

/a(b+)(c*)(?C1)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 2
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b'
    abbbbbccc\C*1
--->abbbbbccc
  1 ^        ^    
Callout data = 1
  1 ^       ^     
Callout data = 1
  1 ^      ^      
Callout data = 1
  1 ^     ^       
Callout data = 1
  1 ^    ^        
Callout data = 1
  1 ^   ^         
Callout data = 1
  1 ^  ^          
Callout data = 1
  1 ^ ^           
Callout data = 1
No match

/a(b+?)(c*?)(?C1)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 2
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b'
    abbbbbccc\C*1
--->abbbbbccc
  1 ^ ^           
Callout data = 1
  1 ^  ^          
Callout data = 1
  1 ^   ^         
Callout data = 1
  1 ^    ^        
Callout data = 1
  1 ^     ^       
Callout data = 1
  1 ^      ^      
Callout data = 1
  1 ^       ^     
Callout data = 1
  1 ^        ^    
Callout data = 1
No match

/(?C)abc/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'c'

/(?C)^abc/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char

/(?C)a|b/IS
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char
Subject length lower bound = 1
Starting byte set: a b 

/(?R)/I
Failed: recursive call could loop indefinitely at offset 3

/(a|(?R))/I
Failed: recursive call could loop indefinitely at offset 6

/(ab|(bc|(de|(?R))))/I
Failed: recursive call could loop indefinitely at offset 15

/x(ab|(bc|(de|(?R))))/I
Capturing subpattern count = 3
No options
First char = 'x'
No need char
    xab
 0: xab
 1: ab
    xbc
 0: xbc
 1: bc
 2: bc
    xde
 0: xde
 1: de
 2: de
 3: de
    xxab
 0: xxab
 1: xab
 2: xab
 3: xab
    xxxab
 0: xxxab
 1: xxab
 2: xxab
 3: xxab
    *** Failers
No match
    xyab
No match

/(ab|(bc|(de|(?1))))/I
Failed: recursive call could loop indefinitely at offset 15

/x(ab|(bc|(de|(?1)x)x)x)/I
Failed: recursive call could loop indefinitely at offset 16

/^([^()]|\((?1)*\))*$/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    abc
 0: abc
 1: c
    a(b)c
 0: a(b)c
 1: c
    a(b(c))d
 0: a(b(c))d
 1: d
    *** Failers)
No match
    a(b(c)d
No match

/^>abc>([^()]|\((?1)*\))*<xyz<$/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: anchored
No first char
Need char = '<'
   >abc>123<xyz<
 0: >abc>123<xyz<
 1: 3
   >abc>1(2)3<xyz<
 0: >abc>1(2)3<xyz<
 1: 3
   >abc>(1(2)3)<xyz<
 0: >abc>(1(2)3)<xyz<
 1: (1(2)3)

/(a(?1)b)/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        CBra 1
        a
        Recurse
        b
        Ket
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b'

/(a(?1)+b)/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        CBra 1
        a
        Once
        Recurse
        KetRmax
        b
        Ket
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b'

/^(\d+|\((?1)([+*-])(?1)\)|-(?1))$/I
Capturing subpattern count = 2
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    12
 0: 12
 1: 12
    (((2+2)*-3)-7)
 0: (((2+2)*-3)-7)
 1: (((2+2)*-3)-7)
 2: -
    -12
 0: -12
 1: -12
    *** Failers
No match
    ((2+2)*-3)-7)
No match

/^(x(y|(?1){2})z)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 2
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    xyz
 0: xyz
 1: xyz
 2: y
    xxyzxyzz
 0: xxyzxyzz
 1: xxyzxyzz
 2: xyzxyz
    *** Failers
No match
    xxyzz
No match
    xxyzxyzxyzz
No match

/((< (?: (?(R) \d++  | [^<>]*+) | (?2)) * >))/Ix
Capturing subpattern count = 2
Options: extended
First char = '<'
Need char = '>'
    <>
 0: <>
 1: <>
 2: <>
    <abcd>
 0: <abcd>
 1: <abcd>
 2: <abcd>
    <abc <123> hij>
 0: <abc <123> hij>
 1: <abc <123> hij>
 2: <abc <123> hij>
    <abc <def> hij>
 0: <def>
 1: <def>
 2: <def>
    <abc<>def>
 0: <abc<>def>
 1: <abc<>def>
 2: <abc<>def>
    <abc<>
 0: <>
 1: <>
 2: <>
    *** Failers
No match
    <abc
No match

/(?1)/I
Failed: reference to non-existent subpattern at offset 3

/((?2)(abc)/I
Failed: missing ) at offset 10

/^(abc)def(?1)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    abcdefabc
 0: abcdefabc
 1: abc

/^(a|b|c)=(?1)+/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    a=a
 0: a=a
 1: a
    a=b
 0: a=b
 1: a
    a=bc
 0: a=bc
 1: a

/^(a|b|c)=((?1))+/I
Capturing subpattern count = 2
Options: anchored
No first char
No need char
    a=a
 0: a=a
 1: a
 2: a
    a=b
 0: a=b
 1: a
 2: b
    a=bc
 0: a=bc
 1: a
 2: c

/a(?P<name1>b|c)d(?P<longername2>e)/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        a
        CBra 1
        b
        Alt
        c
        Ket
        d
        CBra 2
        e
        Ket
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 2
Named capturing subpatterns:
  longername2   2
  name1         1
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'e'
    abde
 0: abde
 1: b
 2: e
    acde
 0: acde
 1: c
 2: e

/(?:a(?P<c>c(?P<d>d)))(?P<a>a)/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Bra
        a
        CBra 1
        c
        CBra 2
        d
        Ket
        Ket
        Ket
        CBra 3
        a
        Ket
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 3
Named capturing subpatterns:
  a   3
  c   1
  d   2
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'a'

/(?P<a>a)...(?P=a)bbb(?P>a)d/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        CBra 1
        a
        Ket
        Any
        Any
        Any
        \1
        bbb
        Recurse
        d
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Max back reference = 1
Named capturing subpatterns:
  a   1
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'd'

/^\W*(?:(?P<one>(?P<two>.)\W*(?P>one)\W*(?P=two)|)|(?P<three>(?P<four>.)\W*(?P>three)\W*(?P=four)|\W*.\W*))\W*$/Ii
Capturing subpattern count = 4
Max back reference = 4
Named capturing subpatterns:
  four    4
  one     1
  three   3
  two     2
Options: anchored caseless
No first char
No need char
    1221
 0: 1221
 1: 1221
 2: 1
    Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas!
 0: Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas!
 1: <unset>
 2: <unset>
 3: Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas
 4: S
    A man, a plan, a canal: Panama!
 0: A man, a plan, a canal: Panama!
 1: <unset>
 2: <unset>
 3: A man, a plan, a canal: Panama
 4: A
    Able was I ere I saw Elba.
 0: Able was I ere I saw Elba.
 1: <unset>
 2: <unset>
 3: Able was I ere I saw Elba
 4: A
    *** Failers
No match
    The quick brown fox
No match

/((?(R)a|b))\1(?1)?/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Max back reference = 1
No options
No first char
No need char
  bb
 0: bb
 1: b
  bbaa
 0: bba
 1: b

/(.*)a/Is
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options: anchored dotall
No first char
Need char = 'a'

/(.*)a\1/Is
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Max back reference = 1
Options: dotall
No first char
Need char = 'a'

/(.*)a(b)\2/Is
Capturing subpattern count = 2
Max back reference = 2
Options: anchored dotall
No first char
Need char = 'b'

/((.*)a|(.*)b)z/Is
Capturing subpattern count = 3
Options: anchored dotall
No first char
Need char = 'z'

/((.*)a|(.*)b)z\1/Is
Capturing subpattern count = 3
Max back reference = 1
Options: dotall
No first char
Need char = 'z'

/((.*)a|(.*)b)z\2/Is
Capturing subpattern count = 3
Max back reference = 2
Options: dotall
No first char
Need char = 'z'

/((.*)a|(.*)b)z\3/Is
Capturing subpattern count = 3
Max back reference = 3
Options: dotall
No first char
Need char = 'z'

/((.*)a|^(.*)b)z\3/Is
Capturing subpattern count = 3
Max back reference = 3
Options: anchored dotall
No first char
Need char = 'z'

/(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)a/Is
Capturing subpattern count = 31
Options: anchored dotall
No first char
No need char

/(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)a\31/Is
Capturing subpattern count = 31
Max back reference = 31
Options: dotall
No first char
No need char

/(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)|(.*)a\32/Is
Capturing subpattern count = 32
Max back reference = 32
Options: dotall
No first char
No need char

/(a)(bc)/INDZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Bra
        a
        Ket
        Bra
        bc
        Ket
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: no_auto_capture
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'c'
  abc
 0: abc

/(?P<one>a)(bc)/INDZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        CBra 1
        a
        Ket
        Bra
        bc
        Ket
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Named capturing subpatterns:
  one   1
Options: no_auto_capture
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'c'
  abc
 0: abc
 1: a

/(a)(?P<named>bc)/INDZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Bra
        a
        Ket
        CBra 1
        bc
        Ket
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Named capturing subpatterns:
  named   1
Options: no_auto_capture
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'c'

/(a+)*zz/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
Need char = 'z'
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazzbbbbbb\M
Minimum match() limit = 8
Minimum match() recursion limit = 6
 0: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazz
 1: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaz\M
Minimum match() limit = 32768
Minimum match() recursion limit = 42
No match

/(aaa(?C1)bbb|ab)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b'
   aaabbb
--->aaabbb
  1 ^  ^       b
 0: aaabbb
 1: aaabbb
   aaabbb\C*0
--->aaabbb
  1 ^  ^       b
 0: aaabbb
 1: aaabbb
   aaabbb\C*1
--->aaabbb
  1 ^  ^       b
Callout data = 1
 0: ab
 1: ab
   aaabbb\C*-1
--->aaabbb
  1 ^  ^       b
Callout data = -1
No match

/ab(?P<one>cd)ef(?P<two>gh)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 2
Named capturing subpatterns:
  one   1
  two   2
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'h'
    abcdefgh
 0: abcdefgh
 1: cd
 2: gh
    abcdefgh\C1\Gtwo
 0: abcdefgh
 1: cd
 2: gh
 1C cd (2)
  G gh (2) two
    abcdefgh\Cone\Ctwo
 0: abcdefgh
 1: cd
 2: gh
  C cd (2) one
  C gh (2) two
    abcdefgh\Cthree
no parentheses with name "three"
 0: abcdefgh
 1: cd
 2: gh
copy substring three failed -7

/(?P<Tes>)(?P<Test>)/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        CBra 1
        Ket
        CBra 2
        Ket
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 2
Named capturing subpatterns:
  Tes    1
  Test   2
No options
No first char
No need char

/(?P<Test>)(?P<Tes>)/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        CBra 1
        Ket
        CBra 2
        Ket
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 2
Named capturing subpatterns:
  Tes    2
  Test   1
No options
No first char
No need char

/(?P<Z>zz)(?P<A>aa)/I
Capturing subpattern count = 2
Named capturing subpatterns:
  A   2
  Z   1
No options
First char = 'z'
Need char = 'a'
    zzaa\CZ
 0: zzaa
 1: zz
 2: aa
  C zz (2) Z
    zzaa\CA
 0: zzaa
 1: zz
 2: aa
  C aa (2) A

/(?P<x>eks)(?P<x>eccs)/I
Failed: two named subpatterns have the same name at offset 15

/(?P<abc>abc(?P<def>def)(?P<abc>xyz))/I
Failed: two named subpatterns have the same name at offset 30

"\[((?P<elem>\d+)(,(?P>elem))*)\]"I
Capturing subpattern count = 3
Named capturing subpatterns:
  elem   2
No options
First char = '['
Need char = ']'
    [10,20,30,5,5,4,4,2,43,23,4234]
 0: [10,20,30,5,5,4,4,2,43,23,4234]
 1: 10,20,30,5,5,4,4,2,43,23,4234
 2: 10
 3: ,4234
    *** Failers
No match
    []
No match

"\[((?P<elem>\d+)(,(?P>elem))*)?\]"I
Capturing subpattern count = 3
Named capturing subpatterns:
  elem   2
No options
First char = '['
Need char = ']'
    [10,20,30,5,5,4,4,2,43,23,4234]
 0: [10,20,30,5,5,4,4,2,43,23,4234]
 1: 10,20,30,5,5,4,4,2,43,23,4234
 2: 10
 3: ,4234
    []
 0: []

/(a(b(?2)c))?/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Brazero
        CBra 1
        a
        CBra 2
        b
        Recurse
        c
        Ket
        Ket
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 2
No options
No first char
No need char

/(a(b(?2)c))*/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Brazero
        CBra 1
        a
        CBra 2
        b
        Recurse
        c
        Ket
        KetRmax
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 2
No options
No first char
No need char

/(a(b(?2)c)){0,2}/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Brazero
        Bra
        CBra 1
        a
        CBra 2
        b
        Recurse
        c
        Ket
        Ket
        Brazero
        CBra 1
        a
        CBra 2
        b
        Recurse
        c
        Ket
        Ket
        Ket
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 2
No options
No first char
No need char

/[ab]{1}+/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Once
        [ab]{1,1}
        Ket
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char

/((w\/|-|with)*(free|immediate)*.*?shipping\s*[!.-]*)/Ii
Capturing subpattern count = 3
Options: caseless
No first char
Need char = 'g' (caseless)
     Baby Bjorn Active Carrier - With free SHIPPING!!
 0: Baby Bjorn Active Carrier - With free SHIPPING!!
 1: Baby Bjorn Active Carrier - With free SHIPPING!!

/((w\/|-|with)*(free|immediate)*.*?shipping\s*[!.-]*)/IiS
Capturing subpattern count = 3
Options: caseless
No first char
Need char = 'g' (caseless)
Subject length lower bound = 8
No set of starting bytes
     Baby Bjorn Active Carrier - With free SHIPPING!!
 0: Baby Bjorn Active Carrier - With free SHIPPING!!
 1: Baby Bjorn Active Carrier - With free SHIPPING!!

/a*.*b/ISDZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        a*
        Any*
        b
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
Need char = 'b'
Subject length lower bound = 1
No set of starting bytes

/(a|b)*.?c/ISDZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Brazero
        CBra 1
        a
        Alt
        b
        KetRmax
        Any?
        c
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
Need char = 'c'
Subject length lower bound = 1
No set of starting bytes

/abc(?C255)de(?C)f/DZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        abc
        Callout 255 10 1
        de
        Callout 0 16 1
        f
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'f'

/abcde/ICDZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Callout 255 0 1
        a
        Callout 255 1 1
        b
        Callout 255 2 1
        c
        Callout 255 3 1
        d
        Callout 255 4 1
        e
        Callout 255 5 0
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options:
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'e'
  abcde
--->abcde
 +0 ^         a
 +1 ^^        b
 +2 ^ ^       c
 +3 ^  ^      d
 +4 ^   ^     e
 +5 ^    ^    
 0: abcde
  abcdfe
--->abcdfe
 +0 ^          a
 +1 ^^         b
 +2 ^ ^        c
 +3 ^  ^       d
 +4 ^   ^      e
No match

/a*b/ICDZS
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Callout 255 0 2
        a*+
        Callout 255 2 1
        b
        Callout 255 3 0
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options:
No first char
Need char = 'b'
Subject length lower bound = 1
Starting byte set: a b 
  ab
--->ab
 +0 ^      a*
 +2 ^^     b
 +3 ^ ^    
 0: ab
  aaaab
--->aaaab
 +0 ^         a*
 +2 ^   ^     b
 +3 ^    ^    
 0: aaaab
  aaaacb
--->aaaacb
 +0 ^          a*
 +2 ^   ^      b
 +0  ^         a*
 +2  ^  ^      b
 +0   ^        a*
 +2   ^ ^      b
 +0    ^       a*
 +2    ^^      b
 +0      ^     a*
 +2      ^     b
 +3      ^^    
 0: b

/a*b/ICDZSS
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Callout 255 0 2
        a*+
        Callout 255 2 1
        b
        Callout 255 3 0
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options:
No first char
Need char = 'b'
  ab
--->ab
 +0 ^      a*
 +2 ^^     b
 +3 ^ ^    
 0: ab
  aaaab
--->aaaab
 +0 ^         a*
 +2 ^   ^     b
 +3 ^    ^    
 0: aaaab
  aaaacb
--->aaaacb
 +0 ^          a*
 +2 ^   ^      b
 +0  ^         a*
 +2  ^  ^      b
 +0   ^        a*
 +2   ^ ^      b
 +0    ^       a*
 +2    ^^      b
 +0     ^      a*
 +2     ^      b
 +0      ^     a*
 +2      ^     b
 +3      ^^    
 0: b

/a+b/ICDZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Callout 255 0 2
        a++
        Callout 255 2 1
        b
        Callout 255 3 0
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options:
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'b'
  ab
--->ab
 +0 ^      a+
 +2 ^^     b
 +3 ^ ^    
 0: ab
  aaaab
--->aaaab
 +0 ^         a+
 +2 ^   ^     b
 +3 ^    ^    
 0: aaaab
  aaaacb
--->aaaacb
 +0 ^          a+
 +2 ^   ^      b
 +0  ^         a+
 +2  ^  ^      b
 +0   ^        a+
 +2   ^ ^      b
 +0    ^       a+
 +2    ^^      b
No match

/(abc|def)x/ICDZS
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Callout 255 0 9
        CBra 1
        Callout 255 1 1
        a
        Callout 255 2 1
        b
        Callout 255 3 1
        c
        Callout 255 4 0
        Alt
        Callout 255 5 1
        d
        Callout 255 6 1
        e
        Callout 255 7 1
        f
        Callout 255 8 0
        Ket
        Callout 255 9 1
        x
        Callout 255 10 0
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options:
No first char
Need char = 'x'
Subject length lower bound = 4
Starting byte set: a d 
  abcx
--->abcx
 +0 ^        (abc|def)
 +1 ^        a
 +2 ^^       b
 +3 ^ ^      c
 +4 ^  ^     |
 +9 ^  ^     x
+10 ^   ^    
 0: abcx
 1: abc
  defx
--->defx
 +0 ^        (abc|def)
 +1 ^        a
 +5 ^        d
 +6 ^^       e
 +7 ^ ^      f
 +8 ^  ^     )
 +9 ^  ^     x
+10 ^   ^    
 0: defx
 1: def
  ** Failers 
No match
  abcdefzx
--->abcdefzx
 +0 ^            (abc|def)
 +1 ^            a
 +2 ^^           b
 +3 ^ ^          c
 +4 ^  ^         |
 +9 ^  ^         x
 +5 ^            d
 +0    ^         (abc|def)
 +1    ^         a
 +5    ^         d
 +6    ^^        e
 +7    ^ ^       f
 +8    ^  ^      )
 +9    ^  ^      x
No match

/(abc|def)x/ICDZSS
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Callout 255 0 9
        CBra 1
        Callout 255 1 1
        a
        Callout 255 2 1
        b
        Callout 255 3 1
        c
        Callout 255 4 0
        Alt
        Callout 255 5 1
        d
        Callout 255 6 1
        e
        Callout 255 7 1
        f
        Callout 255 8 0
        Ket
        Callout 255 9 1
        x
        Callout 255 10 0
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options:
No first char
Need char = 'x'
  abcx
--->abcx
 +0 ^        (abc|def)
 +1 ^        a
 +2 ^^       b
 +3 ^ ^      c
 +4 ^  ^     |
 +9 ^  ^     x
+10 ^   ^    
 0: abcx
 1: abc
  defx
--->defx
 +0 ^        (abc|def)
 +1 ^        a
 +5 ^        d
 +6 ^^       e
 +7 ^ ^      f
 +8 ^  ^     )
 +9 ^  ^     x
+10 ^   ^    
 0: defx
 1: def
  ** Failers 
No match
  abcdefzx
--->abcdefzx
 +0 ^            (abc|def)
 +1 ^            a
 +2 ^^           b
 +3 ^ ^          c
 +4 ^  ^         |
 +9 ^  ^         x
 +5 ^            d
 +0  ^           (abc|def)
 +1  ^           a
 +5  ^           d
 +0   ^          (abc|def)
 +1   ^          a
 +5   ^          d
 +0    ^         (abc|def)
 +1    ^         a
 +5    ^         d
 +6    ^^        e
 +7    ^ ^       f
 +8    ^  ^      )
 +9    ^  ^      x
 +0     ^        (abc|def)
 +1     ^        a
 +5     ^        d
 +0      ^       (abc|def)
 +1      ^       a
 +5      ^       d
 +0       ^      (abc|def)
 +1       ^      a
 +5       ^      d
 +0        ^     (abc|def)
 +1        ^     a
 +5        ^     d
No match

/(ab|cd){3,4}/IC
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options:
No first char
No need char
  ababab
--->ababab
 +0 ^          (ab|cd){3,4}
 +1 ^          a
 +2 ^^         b
 +3 ^ ^        |
 +1 ^ ^        a
 +2 ^  ^       b
 +3 ^   ^      |
 +1 ^   ^      a
 +2 ^    ^     b
 +3 ^     ^    |
 +1 ^     ^    a
 +4 ^     ^    c
+12 ^     ^    
 0: ababab
 1: ab
  abcdabcd
--->abcdabcd
 +0 ^            (ab|cd){3,4}
 +1 ^            a
 +2 ^^           b
 +3 ^ ^          |
 +1 ^ ^          a
 +4 ^ ^          c
 +5 ^  ^         d
 +6 ^   ^        )
 +1 ^   ^        a
 +2 ^    ^       b
 +3 ^     ^      |
 +1 ^     ^      a
 +4 ^     ^      c
 +5 ^      ^     d
 +6 ^       ^    )
+12 ^       ^    
 0: abcdabcd
 1: cd
  abcdcdcdcdcd
--->abcdcdcdcdcd
 +0 ^                (ab|cd){3,4}
 +1 ^                a
 +2 ^^               b
 +3 ^ ^              |
 +1 ^ ^              a
 +4 ^ ^              c
 +5 ^  ^             d
 +6 ^   ^            )
 +1 ^   ^            a
 +4 ^   ^            c
 +5 ^    ^           d
 +6 ^     ^          )
 +1 ^     ^          a
 +4 ^     ^          c
 +5 ^      ^         d
 +6 ^       ^        )
+12 ^       ^        
 0: abcdcdcd
 1: cd

/([ab]{,4}c|xy)/ICDZS
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Callout 255 0 14
        CBra 1
        Callout 255 1 4
        [ab]
        Callout 255 5 1
        {
        Callout 255 6 1
        ,
        Callout 255 7 1
        4
        Callout 255 8 1
        }
        Callout 255 9 1
        c
        Callout 255 10 0
        Alt
        Callout 255 11 1
        x
        Callout 255 12 1
        y
        Callout 255 13 0
        Ket
        Callout 255 14 0
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options:
No first char
No need char
Subject length lower bound = 2
Starting byte set: a b x 
    Note: that { does NOT introduce a quantifier
--->Note: that { does NOT introduce a quantifier
 +0         ^                                        ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1         ^                                        [ab]
 +5         ^^                                       {
+11         ^                                        x
 +0                                 ^                ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                                 ^                [ab]
 +5                                 ^^               {
+11                                 ^                x
 +0                                     ^            ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                                     ^            [ab]
 +5                                     ^^           {
+11                                     ^            x
No match

/([ab]{,4}c|xy)/ICDZSS
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Callout 255 0 14
        CBra 1
        Callout 255 1 4
        [ab]
        Callout 255 5 1
        {
        Callout 255 6 1
        ,
        Callout 255 7 1
        4
        Callout 255 8 1
        }
        Callout 255 9 1
        c
        Callout 255 10 0
        Alt
        Callout 255 11 1
        x
        Callout 255 12 1
        y
        Callout 255 13 0
        Ket
        Callout 255 14 0
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options:
No first char
No need char
    Note: that { does NOT introduce a quantifier
--->Note: that { does NOT introduce a quantifier
 +0 ^                                                ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1 ^                                                [ab]
+11 ^                                                x
 +0  ^                                               ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1  ^                                               [ab]
+11  ^                                               x
 +0   ^                                              ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1   ^                                              [ab]
+11   ^                                              x
 +0    ^                                             ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1    ^                                             [ab]
+11    ^                                             x
 +0     ^                                            ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1     ^                                            [ab]
+11     ^                                            x
 +0      ^                                           ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1      ^                                           [ab]
+11      ^                                           x
 +0       ^                                          ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1       ^                                          [ab]
+11       ^                                          x
 +0        ^                                         ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1        ^                                         [ab]
+11        ^                                         x
 +0         ^                                        ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1         ^                                        [ab]
 +5         ^^                                       {
+11         ^                                        x
 +0          ^                                       ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1          ^                                       [ab]
+11          ^                                       x
 +0           ^                                      ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1           ^                                      [ab]
+11           ^                                      x
 +0            ^                                     ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1            ^                                     [ab]
+11            ^                                     x
 +0             ^                                    ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1             ^                                    [ab]
+11             ^                                    x
 +0              ^                                   ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1              ^                                   [ab]
+11              ^                                   x
 +0               ^                                  ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1               ^                                  [ab]
+11               ^                                  x
 +0                ^                                 ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                ^                                 [ab]
+11                ^                                 x
 +0                 ^                                ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                 ^                                [ab]
+11                 ^                                x
 +0                  ^                               ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                  ^                               [ab]
+11                  ^                               x
 +0                   ^                              ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                   ^                              [ab]
+11                   ^                              x
 +0                    ^                             ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                    ^                             [ab]
+11                    ^                             x
 +0                     ^                            ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                     ^                            [ab]
+11                     ^                            x
 +0                      ^                           ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                      ^                           [ab]
+11                      ^                           x
 +0                       ^                          ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                       ^                          [ab]
+11                       ^                          x
 +0                        ^                         ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                        ^                         [ab]
+11                        ^                         x
 +0                         ^                        ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                         ^                        [ab]
+11                         ^                        x
 +0                          ^                       ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                          ^                       [ab]
+11                          ^                       x
 +0                           ^                      ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                           ^                      [ab]
+11                           ^                      x
 +0                            ^                     ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                            ^                     [ab]
+11                            ^                     x
 +0                             ^                    ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                             ^                    [ab]
+11                             ^                    x
 +0                              ^                   ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                              ^                   [ab]
+11                              ^                   x
 +0                               ^                  ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                               ^                  [ab]
+11                               ^                  x
 +0                                ^                 ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                                ^                 [ab]
+11                                ^                 x
 +0                                 ^                ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                                 ^                [ab]
 +5                                 ^^               {
+11                                 ^                x
 +0                                  ^               ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                                  ^               [ab]
+11                                  ^               x
 +0                                   ^              ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                                   ^              [ab]
+11                                   ^              x
 +0                                    ^             ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                                    ^             [ab]
+11                                    ^             x
 +0                                     ^            ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                                     ^            [ab]
 +5                                     ^^           {
+11                                     ^            x
 +0                                      ^           ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                                      ^           [ab]
+11                                      ^           x
 +0                                       ^          ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                                       ^          [ab]
+11                                       ^          x
 +0                                        ^         ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                                        ^         [ab]
+11                                        ^         x
 +0                                         ^        ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                                         ^        [ab]
+11                                         ^        x
 +0                                          ^       ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                                          ^       [ab]
+11                                          ^       x
 +0                                           ^      ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                                           ^      [ab]
+11                                           ^      x
 +0                                            ^     ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                                            ^     [ab]
+11                                            ^     x
 +0                                             ^    ([ab]{,4}c|xy)
 +1                                             ^    [ab]
+11                                             ^    x
No match

/([ab]{1,4}c|xy){4,5}?123/ICDZ
------------------------------------------------------------------
        Bra
        Callout 255 0 21
        CBra 1
        Callout 255 1 9
        [ab]{1,4}
        Callout 255 10 1
        c
        Callout 255 11 0
        Alt
        Callout 255 12 1
        x
        Callout 255 13 1
        y
        Callout 255 14 0
        Ket
        CBra 1
        Callout 255 1 9
        [ab]{1,4}
        Callout 255 10 1
        c
        Callout 255 11 0
        Alt
        Callout 255 12 1
        x
        Callout 255 13 1
        y
        Callout 255 14 0
        Ket
        CBra 1
        Callout 255 1 9
        [ab]{1,4}
        Callout 255 10 1
        c
        Callout 255 11 0
        Alt
        Callout 255 12 1
        x
        Callout 255 13 1
        y
        Callout 255 14 0
        Ket
        CBra 1
        Callout 255 1 9
        [ab]{1,4}
        Callout 255 10 1
        c
        Callout 255 11 0
        Alt
        Callout 255 12 1
        x
        Callout 255 13 1
        y
        Callout 255 14 0
        Ket
        Braminzero
        CBra 1
        Callout 255 1 9
        [ab]{1,4}
        Callout 255 10 1
        c
        Callout 255 11 0
        Alt
        Callout 255 12 1
        x
        Callout 255 13 1
        y
        Callout 255 14 0
        Ket
        Callout 255 21 1
        1
        Callout 255 22 1
        2
        Callout 255 23 1
        3
        Callout 255 24 0
        Ket
        End
------------------------------------------------------------------
Capturing subpattern count = 1
Options:
No first char
Need char = '3'
    aacaacaacaacaac123
--->aacaacaacaacaac123
 +0 ^                      ([ab]{1,4}c|xy){4,5}?
 +1 ^                      [ab]{1,4}
+10 ^ ^                    c
+11 ^  ^                   |
 +1 ^  ^                   [ab]{1,4}
+10 ^    ^                 c
+11 ^     ^                |
 +1 ^     ^                [ab]{1,4}
+10 ^       ^              c
+11 ^        ^             |
 +1 ^        ^             [ab]{1,4}
+10 ^          ^           c
+11 ^           ^          |
+21 ^           ^          1
 +1 ^           ^          [ab]{1,4}
+10 ^             ^        c
+11 ^              ^       |
+21 ^              ^       1
+22 ^               ^      2
+23 ^                ^     3
+24 ^                 ^    
 0: aacaacaacaacaac123
 1: aac

/\b.*/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char
Max lookbehind = 1
  ab cd\>1
 0:  cd

/\b.*/Is
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: dotall
No first char
No need char
Max lookbehind = 1
  ab cd\>1
 0:  cd

/(?!.bcd).*/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
No need char
  Xbcd12345
 0: bcd12345

/abcde/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'e'
    ab\P
Partial match: ab
    abc\P
Partial match: abc
    abcd\P
Partial match: abcd
    abcde\P
 0: abcde
    the quick brown abc\P
Partial match: abc
    ** Failers\P
No match
    the quick brown abxyz fox\P
No match

"^(0?[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])/(0?[1-9]|1[012])/(20)?\d\d$"I
Capturing subpattern count = 3
Options: anchored
No first char
Need char = '/'
    13/05/04\P
 0: 13/05/04
 1: 13
 2: 05
    13/5/2004\P
 0: 13/5/2004
 1: 13
 2: 5
 3: 20
    02/05/09\P
 0: 02/05/09
 1: 02
 2: 05
    1\P
Partial match: 1
    1/2\P
Partial match: 1/2
    1/2/0\P
Partial match: 1/2/0
    1/2/04\P
 0: 1/2/04
 1: 1
 2: 2
    0\P
Partial match: 0
    02/\P
Partial match: 02/
    02/0\P
Partial match: 02/0
    02/1\P
Partial match: 02/1
    ** Failers\P
No match
    \P
No match
    123\P
No match
    33/4/04\P
No match
    3/13/04\P
No match
    0/1/2003\P
No match
    0/\P
No match
    02/0/\P
No match
    02/13\P
No match

/0{0,2}ABC/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
Need char = 'C'

/\d{3,}ABC/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
Need char = 'C'

/\d*ABC/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
Need char = 'C'

/[abc]+DE/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
Need char = 'E'

/[abc]?123/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
No first char
Need char = '3'
    123\P
 0: 123
    a\P
Partial match: a
    b\P
Partial match: b
    c\P
Partial match: c
    c12\P
Partial match: c12
    c123\P
 0: c123

/^(?:\d){3,5}X/I
Capturing subpattern count = 0
Options: anchored
No first char
Need char = 'X'
    1\P
Partial match: 1
    123\P
Partial match: 123
    123X
 0: 123X
    1234\P
Partial match: 1234
    1234X
 0: 1234X
    12345\P
Partial match: 12345
    12345X
 0: 12345X
    *** Failers
No match
    1X
No match
    123456\P
No match

/abc/IS>testsavedregex
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'c'
Subject length lower bound = 3
No set of starting bytes
Compiled pattern written to testsavedregex
Study data written to testsavedregex
<testsavedregex
Compiled pattern loaded from testsavedregex
Study data loaded from testsavedregex
    abc
 0: abc
    ** Failers
No match
    bca
No match

/abc/ISS>testsavedregex
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'c'
Compiled pattern written to testsavedregex
<testsavedregex
Compiled pattern loaded from testsavedregex
No study data
    abc
 0: abc
    ** Failers
No match
    bca
No match

/abc/IFS>testsavedregex
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'c'
Subject length lower bound = 3
No set of starting bytes
Compiled pattern written to testsavedregex
Study data written to testsavedregex
<testsavedregex
Compiled pattern (byte-inverted) loaded from testsavedregex
Study data loaded from testsavedregex
    abc
 0: abc
    ** Failers
No match
    bca
No match

/abc/IFSS>testsavedregex
Capturing subpattern count = 0
No options
First char = 'a'
Need char = 'c'
Compiled pattern written to testsavedregex
<testsavedregex
Compiled pattern (byte-inverted) loaded from testsavedregex
No study data
    abc
 0: abc
    ** Failers
No match
    bca
No match

/(a|b)/IS>testsavedregex
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
No need char
Subject length lower bound = 1
Starting byte set: a b 
Compiled pattern written to testsavedregex
Study data written to testsavedregex
<testsavedregex
Compiled pattern loaded from testsavedregex
Study data loaded from testsavedregex
    abc
 0: a
 1: a
    ** Failers
 0: a
 1: a
    def
No match

/(a|b)/ISS>testsavedregex
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
No need char
Compiled pattern written to testsavedregex
<testsavedregex
Compiled pattern loaded from testsavedregex
No study data
    abc
 0: a
 1: a
    ** Failers
 0: a
 1: a
    def
No match

/(a|b)/ISF>testsavedregex
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
No need char
Subject length lower bound = 1
Starting byte set: a b 
Compiled pattern written to testsavedregex
Study data written to testsavedregex
<testsavedregex
Compiled pattern (byte-inverted) loaded from testsavedregex
Study data loaded from testsavedregex
    abc
 0: a
 1: a
    ** Failers
 0: a
 1: a
    def
No match

/(a|b)/ISSF>testsavedregex
Capturing subpattern count = 1
No options
No first char
No need char
Compiled pattern written to testsavedregex
<testsavedregex
Compiled pattern (byte-inverted) loaded from testsavedregex
No study data
    abc
 0: a
 1: a
    ** Failers
 0: a
 1: a
    def
No match

~<(\w+)/?>(.)*</(\1)>~smgI