#define i_import #include #include bool add_10_years(int i, csubstr match, cstr* out) { if (i == 1) { // group 1 matches year int year; sscanf(match.str, "%4d", &year); // scan 4 chars only cstr_printf(out, "%04d", year + 10); return true; } return false; } int main(void) { const char* pattern = "\\b(\\d\\d\\d\\d)-(1[0-2]|0[1-9])-(3[01]|[12][0-9]|0[1-9])\\b"; const char* input = "start date: 2015-12-31, end date: 2022-02-28"; cstr str = {0}; cregex re = {0}; c_defer( cregex_drop(&re), cstr_drop(&str) ){ printf("INPUT: %s\n", input); /* replace with a fixed string, extended all-in-one call: */ cstr_take(&str, cregex_replace_pattern(pattern, input, "YYYY-MM-DD")); printf("fixed: %s\n", cstr_str(&str)); /* US date format, and add 10 years to dates: */ cstr_take(&str, cregex_replace_pattern(pattern, input, "$1/$3/$2", 0, add_10_years, CREG_DEFAULT)); printf("us+10: %s\n", cstr_str(&str)); /* Wrap first date inside []: */ cstr_take(&str, cregex_replace_pattern(pattern, input, "[$0]")); printf("brack: %s\n", cstr_str(&str)); /* Shows how to compile RE separately */ re = cregex_from(pattern); if (cregex_captures(&re) == 0) continue; /* break c_defer */ /* European date format. */ cstr_take(&str, cregex_replace(&re, input, "$3.$2.$1")); printf("euros: %s\n", cstr_str(&str)); /* Strip out everything but the matches */ cstr_take(&str, cregex_replace_ss(&re, csubstr_from(input), "$3.$2.$1;", 0, NULL, CREG_STRIP)); printf("strip: %s\n", cstr_str(&str)); /* Wrap all words in ${} */ cstr_take(&str, cregex_replace_pattern("[a-z]+", "52 apples and 31 mangoes", "$${$0}")); printf("curly: %s\n", cstr_str(&str)); } }