<regexp> ( string -- regexp )
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Vocabulary
regexp

Inputs

string

a string

Outputs

regexp

a regexp

Word description
Creates a regular expression object, given a string in regular expression syntax. When it is first used for matching, a DFA is compiled, and this DFA is stored for reuse so it is only compiled once.

Definition

IN: regexp

: <regexp> ( string -- regexp ) "" <optioned-regexp> ;