PCRE2\_GET\_MARK(3) Library Functions Manual PCRE2\_GET\_MARK(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

PCRE2 - Perl-compatible regular expressions (revised API)

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**#include <pcre2.h>**

```
PCRE2_SPTR pcre2_get_mark(pcre2_match_data *match_data);
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

After a call of **pcre2\_match()** that was passed the match block that is this function's argument, this function returns a pointer to the last (\*MARK), (\*PRUNE), or (\*THEN) name that was encountered during the matching process. The name is zero-terminated, and is within the compiled pattern. The length of the name is in the preceding code unit. If no name is available, NULL is returned.

After a successful match, the name that is returned is the last one on the matching path. After a failed match or a partial match, the last encountered name is returned.

There is a complete description of the PCRE2 native API in the **pcre2api** page and a description of the POSIX API in the **pcre2posix** page.

13 January 2018 PCRE2 10.49

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Document: pcre2_get_mark(3) from pcre2 10.49-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2.git