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Re: Is there a limit to how long regex expression can be? [message #1418 is a reply to message #1417]

Mon, 25 April 2022 08:52

FoxTrot Engineering
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I don't think there is an arbitrary limit on the length of a regular expression in FoxTrot itself. The regular expression engine we use, PCRE2, has some limits, but "they will never in practice be relevant". See pcre2limits.

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