PCRE2\_GET\_MATCH\_DATA\_SIZE(3) Library Functions Manual PCRE2\_GET\_MATCH\_DATA\_SIZE(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

PCRE2 - Perl-compatible regular expressions (revised API)

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**#include <pcre2.h>**

```
PCRE2_SIZE pcre2_get_match_data_size(pcre2_match_data *match_data);
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This function returns the size, in bytes, of the match data block that is its argument.

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.

17 October 2019 PCRE2 10.49

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Document: pcre2_get_match_data_size(3) from pcre2 10.49-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2.git