[Gambas-devel] 1.9.1 pcre problem diagnosed

[Rob]

On Wednesday 12 January 2005 04:04, Benoit Minisini wrote:
> Could it be possible to compile the regexp first, and then use
> the compiled regexp later may times ?

Yes, that would make it much faster to process large text files 
for example.

So what I want to do is this:

1. have a method called Regexp.Compile

2. have a method called Regexp.Exec

3. check for the existence of the "subject" and "pattern" args in 
the constructor, and if they exist, then call Compile and then 
Exec (as I'm doing now, but with more indirection.

Are there any existing components with classes that do this?  I 
actually don't know how to call one method of a Gambas class 
from another in C... do I use the Gambas symbol (CREGEXP_compile 
for example) or do I write private C functions called 
"regexpcompile()" and "regexpexec()" in regexp.c and call them 
from all three methods?

Rob