test_cpp-regexp-boost.cpp

gistfile1.cpp

#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <iterator>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

#include <boost/regex.hpp>
#include <boost/bind.hpp>

namespace {

        void parse_type_string(const std::string& pattern,
                               const std::string& str,
                               std::vector<std::string>& tokens) {

                boost::regex re;

                try {
                        re = pattern;

                } catch (boost::regex_error& e) {
                        std::cerr << "invalid regexp:" << e.what() << std::endl;
                        return;
                }

                boost::cmatch matches;

                if (boost::regex_match(str.c_str(), matches, re)) {
                        for (size_t i = 1; i < matches.size() ; ++i) {
                                const std::string token(matches[i].first,
                                                        matches[i].second);

                                tokens.push_back(token);

                        }

                } else {
                        std::cout << "no match" << std::endl;
                        return;
                }

        }
}


int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {

        if (argc < 3) {
                std::cerr << "usage:"
                          << argv[0] << " REGEXP STRING"
                          << std::endl;
                return 1;
        }

        const std::string p(argv[1]);
        const std::string s(argv[2]);

        std::vector <std::string> tok;

        parse_type_string(p, s, tok);

        std::copy(tok.begin(),
                  tok.end(),
                  std::ostream_iterator<std::string>(std::cout, "\n"));

        return 0;
}