regex - There is a function to use pattern matching (using regular expressions) in C++?

Question

There is a simple C++ method to use pattern matching on strings? The code should sound like this:

if (regexpcmp("l?nole*[0-9]", "linoleum1")) {
  //we have a match!
} else {
   //no match 
}

Answer 1

Did you already look at Boost.Regex?

const boost::regex e("l?nole*[0-9]");
if (regex_match("linoleum1", e)) {
  //we have a match!
} else {
  //no match 
}