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# Oniguruma syntax (operator) configuration
-_Documented for Oniguruma 6.9.5 (2020/01/23)_
+_Documented for Oniguruma 6.9.10 (2024/12/21)_
----------
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ follow.
The `options` field describes the default compile options to use if the caller does
not specify any options when invoking `onig_new()`.
-The `meta_char_table` field is used exclusively by the ONIG_SYN_OP_VARIABLE_META_CHARACTERS
+The `meta_char_table` field is used exclusively by the `ONIG_SYN_OP_VARIABLE_META_CHARACTERS`
option, which allows the various regex metacharacters, like `*` and `?`, to be replaced
with alternates (for example, SQL typically uses `%` instead of `.*` and `_` instead of `?`).
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ data set by `onig_set_meta_char()` will be ignored.
### 1. ONIG_SYN_OP_DOT_ANYCHAR (enable `.`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, PosixBasic, PosixExtended, Emacs, Grep, GnuRegex, Java, Perl, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, GnuRegex, Grep, Emacs, PosixExtended, PosixBasic_
Enables support for the standard `.` metacharacter, meaning "any one character." You
usually want this flag on unless you have turned on `ONIG_SYN_OP_VARIABLE_META_CHARACTERS`
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ so that you can use a metacharacter other than `.` instead.
### 2. ONIG_SYN_OP_ASTERISK_ZERO_INF (enable `r*`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, PosixBasic, PosixExtended, Emacs, Grep, GnuRegex, Perl, Java, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, GnuRegex, Grep, Emacs, PosixExtended, PosixBasic_
Enables support for the standard `r*` metacharacter, meaning "zero or more r's."
You usually want this flag set unless you have turned on `ONIG_SYN_OP_VARIABLE_META_CHARACTERS`
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ behavior.
### 4. ONIG_SYN_OP_PLUS_ONE_INF (enable `r+`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, PosixExtended, Emacs, GnuRegex, Perl, Java, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, GnuRegex, Emacs, PosixExtended_
Enables support for the standard `r+` metacharacter, meaning "one or more r's."
You usually want this flag set unless you have turned on `ONIG_SYN_OP_VARIABLE_META_CHARACTERS`
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ behavior.
### 6. ONIG_SYN_OP_QMARK_ZERO_ONE (enable `r?`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, PosixExtended, Emacs, GnuRegex, Perl, Java, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, GnuRegex, Emacs, PosixExtended_
Enables support for the standard `r?` metacharacter, meaning "zero or one r" or "an optional r."
You usually want this flag set unless you have turned on `ONIG_SYN_OP_VARIABLE_META_CHARACTERS`
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ you want `?` to simply match a literal `?` character, but you still want some wa
### 8. ONIG_SYN_OP_BRACE_INTERVAL (enable `r{l,u}`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, PosixExtended, GnuRegex, Perl, Java, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, GnuRegex, PosixExtended_
Enables support for the `r{lower,upper}` range form, common to more advanced
regex engines, which lets you specify precisely a minimum and maximum range on how many r's
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ this form also allows `r{,upper}` to be equivalent to `r{0,upper}`; otherwise,
### 9. ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_BRACE_INTERVAL (enable `\{` and `\}`)
-_Set in: PosixBasic, Emacs, Grep_
+_Set in: Grep, Emacs, PosixBasic_
Enables support for an escaped `r\{lower,upper\}` range form. This is useful if you
have disabled support for the normal `r{...}` range form and want curly braces to simply
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ match literal curly brace characters, but you still want some way of activating
### 10. ONIG_SYN_OP_VBAR_ALT (enable `r|s`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, PosixExtended, GnuRegex, Perl, Java, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, GnuRegex, PosixExtended_
Enables support for the common `r|s` alternation operator. You usually want this
flag set.
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ flag set.
### 11. ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_VBAR_ALT (enable `\|`)
-_Set in: Emacs, Grep_
+_Set in: Grep, Emacs_
Enables support for an escaped `r\|s` alternation form. This is useful if you
have disabled support for the normal `r|s` alternation form and want `|` to simply
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ match a literal `|` character, but you still want some way of activating "altern
### 12. ONIG_SYN_OP_LPAREN_SUBEXP (enable `(r)`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, PosixExtended, GnuRegex, Perl, Java, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, GnuRegex, PosixExtended_
Enables support for the common `(...)` grouping-and-capturing operators. You usually
want this flag set.
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ want this flag set.
### 13. ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_LPAREN_SUBEXP (enable `\(` and `\)`)
-_Set in: PosixBasic, Emacs, Grep_
+_Set in: Grep, Emacs, PosixBasic_
Enables support for escaped `\(...\)` grouping-and-capturing operators. This is useful if you
have disabled support for the normal `(...)` grouping-and-capturing operators and want
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ activating "grouping" or "capturing" behavior.
### 14. ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_AZ_BUF_ANCHOR (enable `\A` and `\Z` and `\z`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, GnuRegex, Perl, Java, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, GnuRegex_
Enables support for the anchors `\A` (start-of-string), `\Z` (end-of-string or
newline-at-end-of-string), and `\z` (end-of-string) escapes.
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ option will recognize that metacharacter instead.)
### 15. ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_CAPITAL_G_BEGIN_ANCHOR (enable `\G`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, GnuRegex, Perl, Java, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, GnuRegex_
Enables support for the special anchor `\G` (start-of-previous-match).
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ exactly the same as `\A`.
### 16. ONIG_SYN_OP_DECIMAL_BACKREF (enable `\num`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, PosixBasic, PosixExtended, Emacs, Grep, GnuRegex, Perl, Java, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, GnuRegex, Grep, Emacs, PosixExtended, PosixBasic_
Enables support for subsequent matches to back references to prior capture groups `(...)` using
the common `\num` syntax (like `\3`).
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ You usually want this enabled, and it is enabled by default in every built-in sy
### 17. ONIG_SYN_OP_BRACKET_CC (enable `[...]`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, PosixBasic, PosixExtended, Emacs, Grep, GnuRegex, Perl, Java, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, GnuRegex, Grep, Emacs, PosixExtended, PosixBasic_
Enables support for recognizing character classes, like `[a-z]`. If this flag is not set, `[`
and `]` will be treated as ordinary literal characters instead of as metacharacters.
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ You usually want this enabled, and it is enabled by default in every built-in sy
### 18. ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_W_WORD (enable `\w` and `\W`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Grep, GnuRegex, Perl, Java, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, GnuRegex, Grep_
Enables support for the common `\w` and `\W` shorthand forms. These match "word characters,"
whose meaning varies depending on the encoding being used.
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ considered "word characters.")
### 19. ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_LTGT_WORD_BEGIN_END (enable `\<` and `\>`)
-_Set in: Grep, GnuRegex_
+_Set in: GnuRegex, Grep_
Enables support for the GNU-specific `\<` and `\>` word-boundary metacharacters. These work like
the `\b` word-boundary metacharacter, but only match at one end of the word or the other: `\<`
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ Most regex syntaxes do _not_ support these metacharacters.
### 20. ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_B_WORD_BOUND (enable `\b` and `\B`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Grep, GnuRegex, Perl, Java, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, GnuRegex, Grep_
Enables support for the common `\b` and `\B` word-boundary metacharacters. The `\b` metacharacter
matches a zero-width position at a transition from word-characters to non-word-characters, or vice
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ are considered "word characters."
### 21. ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_S_WHITE_SPACE (enable `\s` and `\S`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, GnuRegex, Perl, Java, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, GnuRegex_
Enables support for the common `\s` and `\S` whitespace-matching metacharacters.
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ Unicode-equivalent code points, and then matching according to Unicode rules.
### 22. ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_D_DIGIT (enable `\d` and `\D`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, GnuRegex, Perl, Java, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, GnuRegex_
Enables support for the common `\d` and `\D` digit-matching metacharacters.
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ Unicode-equivalent code points, and then matching according to Unicode rules.
### 23. ONIG_SYN_OP_LINE_ANCHOR (enable `^r` and `r$`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Emacs, Grep, GnuRegex, Perl, Java, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, GnuRegex, Grep, Emacs, PosixExtended, PosixBasic_
Enables support for the common `^` and `$` line-anchor metacharacters.
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ and not any other form.)
### 24. ONIG_SYN_OP_POSIX_BRACKET (enable POSIX `[:xxxx:]`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, PosixBasic, PosixExtended, Grep, GnuRegex, Perl, Java, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, GnuRegex, Grep, PosixExtended, PosixBasic_
Enables support for the POSIX `[:xxxx:]` character classes, like `[:alpha:]` and `[:digit:]`.
The supported POSIX character classes are `alnum`, `alpha`, `blank`, `cntrl`, `digit`,
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ The supported POSIX character classes are `alnum`, `alpha`, `blank`, `cntrl`, `d
### 25. ONIG_SYN_OP_QMARK_NON_GREEDY (enable `r??`, `r*?`, `r+?`, and `r{n,m}?`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Perl, Java, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java_
Enables support for lazy (non-greedy) quantifiers: That is, if you append a `?` after
another quantifier such as `?`, `*`, `+`, or `{n,m}`, Oniguruma will try to match
@@ -370,17 +370,17 @@ as _little_ as possible instead of as _much_ as possible.
### 26. ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_CONTROL_CHARS (enable `\n`, `\r`, `\t`, etc.)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, PosixBasic, PosixExtended, Java, Perl, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, Emacs, PosixExtended, PosixBasic_
Enables support for C-style control-code escapes, like `\n` and `\r`. Specifically,
this recognizes `\a` (7), `\b` (8), `\t` (9), `\n` (10), `\f` (12), `\r` (13), and
-`\e` (27). If ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_V_VTAB is enabled (see below), this also enables
+`\e` (27). If `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_V_VTAB` is enabled (see below), this also enables
support for recognizing `\v` as code point 11.
### 27. ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_C_CONTROL (enable `\cx` control codes)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Java, Perl, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java_
Enables support for named control-code escapes, like `\cm` or `\cM` for code-point
13. In this shorthand form, control codes may be specified by `\c` (for "Control")
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ followed by an alphabetic letter, a-z or A-Z, indicating which code point to rep
### 28. ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_OCTAL3 (enable `\OOO` octal codes)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Java, Perl, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java_
Enables support for octal-style escapes of up to three digits, like `\1` for code
point 1, and `\177` for code point 127. Octal values greater than 255 will result
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ in an error message.
### 29. ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_X_HEX2 (enable `\xHH` hex codes)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Java, Perl, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java_
Enables support for hexadecimal-style escapes of up to two digits, like `\x1` for code
point 1, and `\x7F` for code point 127.
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ point 1, and `\x7F` for code point 127.
### 30. ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_X_BRACE_HEX8 (enable `\x{7HHHHHHH}` hex codes)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Perl, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl_
Enables support for brace-wrapped hexadecimal-style escapes of up to eight digits,
like `\x{1}` for code point 1, and `\x{FFFE}` for code point 65534.
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ like `\x{1}` for code point 1, and `\x{FFFE}` for code point 65534.
### 31. ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_O_BRACE_OCTAL (enable `\o{1OOOOOOOOOO}` octal codes)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Perl, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl_
Enables support for brace-wrapped octal-style escapes of up to eleven digits,
like `\o{1}` for code point 1, and `\o{177776}` for code point 65534.
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ This group contains support for lesser-known regex syntax constructs.
### 0. ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_CAPITAL_Q_QUOTE (enable `\Q...\E`)
-_Set in: Java, Perl, Perl_NG_
+_Set in: Perl_NG, Perl, Java_
Enables support for "quoted" parts of a pattern: Between `\Q` and `\E`, all
syntax parsing is turned off, so that metacharacters like `*` and `+` will no
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ longer be treated as metacharacters, and instead will be matched as literal
### 1. ONIG_SYN_OP2_QMARK_GROUP_EFFECT (enable `(?...)`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Java, Perl, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, Emacs_
Enables support for the fairly-common `(?...)` grouping operator, which
controls precedence but which does _not_ capture its contents.
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ controls precedence but which does _not_ capture its contents.
### 2. ONIG_SYN_OP2_OPTION_PERL (enable options `(?imsx)` and `(?-imsx)`)
-_Set in: Java, Perl, Perl_NG_
+_Set in: Python, Perl_NG, Perl, Java_
Enables support of regex options. (i,m,s,x)
The supported toggle-able options for this flag are:
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ The supported toggle-able options for this flag are:
### 3. ONIG_SYN_OP2_OPTION_RUBY (enable options `(?imx)` and `(?-imx)`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Ruby_
+_Set in: Ruby_
Enables support of regex options. (i,m,x)
The supported toggle-able options for this flag are:
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ The supported toggle-able options for this flag are:
### 4. ONIG_SYN_OP2_PLUS_POSSESSIVE_REPEAT (enable `r?+`, `r*+`, and `r++`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java_
Enables support for the _possessive_ quantifiers `?+`, `*+`, and `++`, which
work similarly to `?` and `*` and `+`, respectively, but which do not backtrack
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ extent if subsequent parts of the pattern fail to match.
### 5. ONIG_SYN_OP2_PLUS_POSSESSIVE_INTERVAL (enable `r{n,m}+`)
-_Set in: Java_
+_Set in: Perl_NG, Perl, Java_
Enables support for the _possessive_ quantifier `{n,m}+`, which
works similarly to `{n,m}`, but which does not backtrack
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ extent if subsequent parts of the pattern fail to match.
### 6. ONIG_SYN_OP2_CCLASS_SET_OP (enable `&&` within `[...]`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Java, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Ruby, Java_
Enables support for character-class _intersection_. For example, with this
feature enabled, you can write `[a-z&&[^aeiou]]` to produce a character class
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ all control codes _except_ newlines.
### 7. ONIG_SYN_OP2_QMARK_LT_NAMED_GROUP (enable named captures `(?<name>...)`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Ruby, Perl_NG_
Enables support for _naming_ capture groups, so that instead of having to
refer to captures by position (like `\3` or `$3`), you can refer to them by names
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ and `(?'name'...)`, but not the Python `(?P<name>...)` syntax.
### 8. ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_K_NAMED_BACKREF (enable named backreferences `\k<name>`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Ruby, Perl_NG_
Enables support for substituted backreferences by name, not just by position.
This supports using `\k'name'` in addition to supporting `\k<name>`. This also
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ the match, if the capture matched multiple times, by writing `\k<name+n>` or
### 9. ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_G_SUBEXP_CALL (enable backreferences `\g<name>` and `\g<n>`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Ruby, Perl_NG_
Enables support for substituted backreferences by both name and position using
the same syntax. This supports using `\g'name'` and `\g'1'` in addition to
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ followed by a single character (or equivalent), indicating which code point to r
based on that character's lowest five bits. So, like `\c`, you can represent code-point
10 with `\C-j`, but you can also represent it with `\C-*` as well.
-See also ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_C_CONTROL, which enables the more-common `\cx` syntax.
+See also `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_C_CONTROL`, which enables the more-common `\cx` syntax.
### 12. ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_CAPITAL_M_BAR_META (enable `\M-x`)
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ with `0x80`). So, for example, you can match `\x81` using `\x81`, or you can wr
### 13. ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_V_VTAB (enable `\v` as vertical tab)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Java, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Java_
Enables support for a C-style `\v` escape code, meaning "vertical tab." If enabled,
`\v` will be equivalent to ASCII code point 11.
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ Enables support for a C-style `\v` escape code, meaning "vertical tab." If enab
### 14. ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_U_HEX4 (enable `\uHHHH` for Unicode)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Java, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Java_
Enables support for a Java-style `\uHHHH` escape code for representing Unicode
code-points by number, using up to four hexadecimal digits (up to `\uFFFF`). So,
@@ -593,8 +593,8 @@ for example, `\u221E` will match an infinity symbol, `∞`.
For code points larger than four digits, like the emoji `🚡` (aerial tramway, or code
point U+1F6A1), you must either represent the character directly using an encoding like
-UTF-8, or you must enable support for ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_X_BRACE_HEX8 or
-ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_O_BRACE_OCTAL, which support more than four digits.
+UTF-8, or you must enable support for `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_X_BRACE_HEX8` or
+`ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_O_BRACE_OCTAL`, which support more than four digits.
(New feature as of Oniguruma 6.7.)
@@ -604,29 +604,29 @@ ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_O_BRACE_OCTAL, which support more than four digits.
_Set in: Emacs_
This flag makes the ``\` `` and `\'` escapes function identically to
-`\A` and `\z`, respectively (when ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_AZ_BUF_ANCHOR is enabled).
+`\A` and `\z`, respectively (when `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_AZ_BUF_ANCHOR` is enabled).
These anchor forms are very obscure, and rarely supported by other regex libraries.
### 16. ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_P_BRACE_CHAR_PROPERTY (enable `\p{...}` and `\P{...}`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Java, Perl, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java_
Enables support for an alternate syntax for POSIX character classes; instead of
writing `[:alpha:]` when this is enabled, you can instead write `\p{alpha}`.
-See also ONIG_SYN_OP_POSIX_BRACKET for the classic POSIX form.
+See also `ONIG_SYN_OP_POSIX_BRACKET` for the classic POSIX form.
### 17. ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_P_BRACE_CIRCUMFLEX_NOT (enable `\p{^...}` and `\P{^...}`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Perl, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl_
Enables support for an alternate syntax for POSIX character classes; instead of
writing `[:^alpha:]` when this is enabled, you can instead write `\p{^alpha}`.
-See also ONIG_SYN_OP_POSIX_BRACKET for the classic POSIX form.
+See also `ONIG_SYN_OP_POSIX_BRACKET` for the classic POSIX form.
### 18. ONIG_SYN_OP2_CHAR_PROPERTY_PREFIX_IS
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ characters in `[0-9a-fA-F]`.
### 20. ONIG_SYN_OP2_INEFFECTIVE_ESCAPE (disable `\`)
-_Set in: As-is_
+_Set in: ASIS_
If set, this disables all escape codes, shorthands, and metacharacters that start
with `\` (or whatever the configured escape character is), allowing `\` to be treated
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ You usually do not want this flag to be enabled.
### 21. ONIG_SYN_OP2_QMARK_LPAREN_IF_ELSE (enable `(?(...)then|else)`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Perl, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl_
Enables support for conditional inclusion of subsequent regex patterns based on whether
a prior named or numbered capture matched, or based on whether a pattern will
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ match. This supports many different forms, including:
### 22. ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_CAPITAL_K_KEEP (enable `\K`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Perl, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl_
Enables support for `\K`, which excludes all content before it from the overall
regex match (i.e., capture #0). So, for example, pattern `foo\Kbar` would match
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ regex match (i.e., capture #0). So, for example, pattern `foo\Kbar` would match
### 23. ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_CAPITAL_R_GENERAL_NEWLINE (enable `\R`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Perl, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl_
Enables support for `\R`, the "general newline" shorthand, which matches
`(\r\n|[\n\v\f\r\u0085\u2028\u2029])` (obviously, the Unicode values are cannot be
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ matched in ASCII encodings).
### 24. ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_CAPITAL_N_O_SUPER_DOT (enable `\N` and `\O`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Perl, Perl_NG_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Perl_NG, Perl_
Enables support for `\N` and `\O`. `\N` is "not a line break," which is much
like the standard `.` metacharacter, except that while `.` can be affected by
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ multi-line mode are enabled or disabled.
### 25. ONIG_SYN_OP2_QMARK_TILDE_ABSENT_GROUP (enable `(?~...)`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl_
Enables support for the `(?~r)` "absent operator" syntax, which matches
as much as possible as long as the result _doesn't_ match pattern `r`. This is
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ excellent article about it is [available on Medium](https://medium.com/rubyinsid
### 26. ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_X_Y_TEXT_SEGMENT (enable `\X` and `\Y` and `\y`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Perl, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl_
`\X` is another variation on `.`, designed to support Unicode, in that it matches
a full _grapheme cluster_. In Unicode, `à` can be encoded as one code point,
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ backreferences.
### 28. ONIG_SYN_OP2_QMARK_BRACE_CALLOUT_CONTENTS (enable `(?{...})`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Perl, Perl_NG_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Perl_NG, Perl_
Enables support for Perl-style "callouts" — pattern substitutions that result from
invoking a callback method. When `(?{foo})` is reached in a pattern, the callback
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ Full documentation for this advanced feature can be found in the Oniguruma
### 29. ONIG_SYN_OP2_ASTERISK_CALLOUT_NAME (enable `(*name)`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Perl, Perl_NG_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Perl_NG, Perl_
Enables support for Perl-style "callouts" — pattern substitutions that result from
invoking a callback method. When `(*foo)` is reached in a pattern, the callback
@@ -809,6 +809,13 @@ Enables support of regex options. (i,m,x,W,S,D,P,y)
- `S` - ASCII only space.
- `P` - ASCII only POSIX properties. (includes W,D,S)
+
+### 31. ONIG_SYN_OP2_QMARK_CAPITAL_P_NAME (enable `(?P<name>...)` and `(?P=name)`)
+
+_Set in: Python_
+
+(New feature as of Oniguruma 6.9.7)
+
----------
@@ -820,19 +827,19 @@ some syntaxes but not in others.
### 0. ONIG_SYN_CONTEXT_INDEP_REPEAT_OPS (independent `?`, `*`, `+`, `{n,m}`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, PosixExtended, GnuRegex, Java, Perl, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, GnuRegex, PosixExtended_
This flag specifies how to handle operators like `?` and `*` when they aren't
directly attached to an operand, as in `^*` or `(*)`: Are they an error, are
they discarded, or are they taken as literals? If this flag is clear, they
-are taken as literals; otherwise, the ONIG_SYN_CONTEXT_INVALID_REPEAT_OPS flag
+are taken as literals; otherwise, the `ONIG_SYN_CONTEXT_INVALID_REPEAT_OPS` flag
determines if they are errors or if they are discarded.
### 1. ONIG_SYN_CONTEXT_INVALID_REPEAT_OPS (error or ignore independent operators)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, PosixExtended, GnuRegex, Java, Perl, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, GnuRegex, PosixExtended_
-If ONIG_SYN_CONTEXT_INDEP_REPEAT_OPS is set, this flag controls what happens when
+If `ONIG_SYN_CONTEXT_INDEP_REPEAT_OPS` is set, this flag controls what happens when
independent operators appear in a pattern: If this flag is set, then independent
operators produce an error message; if this flag is clear, then independent
operators are silently discarded.
@@ -847,7 +854,7 @@ character will produce an error message.
### 3. ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_INVALID_INTERVAL (allow `{???`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, GnuRegex, Java, Perl, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, GnuRegex_
This flag, if set, causes an invalid range, like `foo{bar}` or `foo{}`, to be
silently discarded, as if `foo` had been written instead. If clear, an invalid
@@ -855,13 +862,13 @@ range will produce an error message.
### 4. ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_INTERVAL_LOW_ABBREV (allow `{,n}` to mean `{0,n}`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby_
If this flag is set, then `r{,n}` will be treated as equivalent to writing
`{0,n}`. If this flag is clear, then `r{,n}` will produce an error message.
Note that regardless of whether this flag is set or clear, if
-ONIG_SYN_OP_BRACE_INTERVAL is enabled, then `r{n,}` will always be legal: This
+`ONIG_SYN_OP_BRACE_INTERVAL` is enabled, then `r{n,}` will always be legal: This
flag *only* controls the behavior of the opposite form, `r{,n}`.
### 5. ONIG_SYN_STRICT_CHECK_BACKREF (error on invalid backrefs)
@@ -876,7 +883,7 @@ No built-in syntax has this flag enabled.
### 6. ONIG_SYN_DIFFERENT_LEN_ALT_LOOK_BEHIND (allow `(?<=a|bc)`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Java, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Ruby, Java_
If this flag is set, lookbehind patterns with alternate options may have differing
lengths among those options. If this flag is clear, lookbehind patterns with options
@@ -888,15 +895,15 @@ depend on this rule.
### 7. ONIG_SYN_CAPTURE_ONLY_NAMED_GROUP (prefer `\k<name>` over `\3`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Ruby, Perl_NG_
-If this flag is set on the syntax *and* ONIG_OPTION_CAPTURE_GROUP is set when calling
+If this flag is set on the syntax *and* `ONIG_OPTION_CAPTURE_GROUP` is set when calling
Oniguruma, then if a name is used on any capture, all captures must also use names: A
single use of a named capture prohibits the use of numbered captures.
### 8. ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_MULTIPLEX_DEFINITION_NAME (allow `(?<x>)...(?<x>)`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Ruby, Perl_NG_
If this flag is set, multiple capture groups may use the same name. If this flag is
clear, then reuse of a name will produce an error message.
@@ -912,10 +919,10 @@ then `r{n}?` will mean the same as `r{n}`, and the useless `?` will be discarded
### 10. ONIG_SYN_ISOLATED_OPTION_CONTINUE_BRANCH (`..(?i)..`)
-_Set in: Perl, Perl_NG, Java_
+_Set in: Python, Perl_NG, Perl, Java_
If this flag is set, then an isolated option doesn't break the branch and affects until the end of the group (or end of the pattern).
-If this flag is not set, then an isolated option is interpreted as the starting point of a new branch. /a(?i)b|c/ ==> /a(?i:b|c)/
+If this flag is not set, then an isolated option is interpreted as the starting point of a new branch. `/a(?i)b|c/` ==> `/a(?i:b|c)/`
### 11. ONIG_SYN_VARIABLE_LEN_LOOK_BEHIND (`(?<=...a+...)`)
@@ -923,6 +930,24 @@ _Set in: Oniguruma, Java_
If this flag is set, then a variable length expressions are allowed in look-behind.
+### 12. ONIG_SYN_PYTHON (enable `\UHHHHHHHH` for Unicode)
+
+_Set in: Python_
+
+(New feature as of Oniguruma 6.9.7)
+
+### 13. ONIG_SYN_WHOLE_OPTIONS (enable options `(?CLI)`)
+
+_Set in: Oniguruma_
+
+(New feature as of Oniguruma 6.9.8)
+
+### 14. ONIG_SYN_BRE_ANCHOR_AT_EDGE_OF_SUBEXP (enable `\(^abc$\)`)
+
+_Set in: Grep, PosixBasic_
+
+(New feature as of Oniguruma 6.9.9)
+
### 20. ONIG_SYN_NOT_NEWLINE_IN_NEGATIVE_CC (add `\n` to `[^...]`)
_Set in: Grep_
@@ -934,7 +959,7 @@ only exclude those characters and ranges written in them.
### 21. ONIG_SYN_BACKSLASH_ESCAPE_IN_CC (allow `[...\w...]`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, GnuRegex, Java, Perl, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, GnuRegex_
If this flag is set, shorthands like `\w` are allowed to describe characters in character
classes. If this flag is clear, shorthands like `\w` are treated as a redundantly-escaped
@@ -942,7 +967,7 @@ literal `w`.
### 22. ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_EMPTY_RANGE_IN_CC (silently discard `[z-a]`)
-_Set in: Emacs, Grep_
+_Set in: Grep, Emacs_
If this flag is set, then character ranges like `[z-a]` that are broken or contain no
characters will be silently ignored. If this flag is clear, then broken or empty
@@ -950,7 +975,7 @@ character ranges will produce an error message.
### 23. ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_DOUBLE_RANGE_OP_IN_CC (treat `[0-9-a]` as `[0-9\-a]`)
-_Set in: Oniguruma, PosixExtended, GnuRegex, Java, Perl, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, GnuRegex, PosixExtended_
If this flag is set, then a trailing `-` after a character range will be taken as a
literal `-`, as if it had been escaped as `\-`. If this flag is clear, then a trailing
@@ -973,15 +998,21 @@ _Set in: Oniguruma, Ruby_
If this flag is set, Oniguruma will warn about nested repeat operators those have no meaning, like `(?:a*)+`.
If this flag is clear, Oniguruma will allow the nested repeat operators without warning about them.
-### 26. ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_INVALID_CODE_END_OF_RANGE_IN_CC (allow [a-\x{7fffffff}])
+### 26. ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_INVALID_CODE_END_OF_RANGE_IN_CC (allow `[a-\x{7fffffff}]`)
_Set in: Oniguruma_
If this flag is set, then invalid code points at the end of range in character class are allowed.
+### 27. ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_CHAR_TYPE_FOLLOWED_BY_MINUS_IN_CC (allow `[\w-%]` to mean `[\w\-%]`)
+
+_Set in: Perl_NG, Perl, Java_
+
+(New feature as of Oniguruma 6.9.10)
+
### 31. ONIG_SYN_CONTEXT_INDEP_ANCHORS
-_Set in: Oniguruma, PosixExtended, GnuRegex, Java, Perl, Perl_NG, Ruby_
+_Set in: Oniguruma, Python, Ruby, Perl_NG, Perl, Java, GnuRegex, PosixExtended_
Not currently used, and does nothing. (But still set in several syntaxes for some
reason.)
@@ -994,98 +1025,102 @@ These tables show which of the built-in syntaxes use which flags and options, fo
### Group One Flags (op)
-| ID | Option | PosB | PosEx | Emacs | Grep | Gnu | Java | Perl | PeNG | Ruby | Onig |
-| ----- | --------------------------------------------- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
-| 0 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_VARIABLE_META_CHARACTERS` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
-| 1 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_DOT_ANYCHAR` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 2 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ASTERISK_ZERO_INF` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 3 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_ASTERISK_ZERO_INF` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
-| 4 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_PLUS_ONE_INF` | - | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 5 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_PLUS_ONE_INF` | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
-| 6 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_QMARK_ZERO_ONE` | - | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 7 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_QMARK_ZERO_ONE` | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
-| 8 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_BRACE_INTERVAL` | - | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 9 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_BRACE_INTERVAL` | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
-| 10 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_VBAR_ALT` | - | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 11 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_VBAR_ALT` | - | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
-| 12 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_LPAREN_SUBEXP` | - | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 13 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_LPAREN_SUBEXP` | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
-| 14 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_AZ_BUF_ANCHOR` | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 15 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_CAPITAL_G_BEGIN_ANCHOR` | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 16 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_DECIMAL_BACKREF` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 17 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_BRACKET_CC` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 18 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_W_WORD` | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 19 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_LTGT_WORD_BEGIN_END` | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - |
-| 20 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_B_WORD_BOUND` | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 21 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_S_WHITE_SPACE` | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 22 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_D_DIGIT` | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 23 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_LINE_ANCHOR` | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 24 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_POSIX_BRACKET` | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 25 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_QMARK_NON_GREEDY` | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 26 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_CONTROL_CHARS` | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 27 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_C_CONTROL` | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 28 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_OCTAL3` | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 29 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_X_HEX2` | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 30 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_X_BRACE_HEX8` | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 31 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_O_BRACE_OCTAL` | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
+| ID | Option | Onig | Pythn | Ruby | PeNG | Perl | Java | Gnu | Grep | Emacs | PosEx | PosB | ASIS |
+| ----- | ------------------------------------------ | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
+| 0 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_VARIABLE_META_CHARACTERS` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 1 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_DOT_ANYCHAR` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
+| 2 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ASTERISK_ZERO_INF` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
+| 3 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_ASTERISK_ZERO_INF` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 4 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_PLUS_ONE_INF` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - | - |
+| 5 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_PLUS_ONE_INF` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | - | - |
+| 6 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_QMARK_ZERO_ONE` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - | - |
+| 7 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_QMARK_ZERO_ONE` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | - | - |
+| 8 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_BRACE_INTERVAL` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | - | - |
+| 9 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_BRACE_INTERVAL` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | - |
+| 10 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_VBAR_ALT` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | - | - |
+| 11 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_VBAR_ALT` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | - |
+| 12 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_LPAREN_SUBEXP` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | - | - |
+| 13 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_LPAREN_SUBEXP` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | - |
+| 14 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_AZ_BUF_ANCHOR` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 15 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_CAPITAL_G_BEGIN_ANCHOR` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 16 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_DECIMAL_BACKREF` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
+| 17 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_BRACKET_CC` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
+| 18 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_W_WORD` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - |
+| 19 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_LTGT_WORD_BEGIN_END` | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - |
+| 20 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_B_WORD_BOUND` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - |
+| 21 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_S_WHITE_SPACE` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 22 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_D_DIGIT` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 23 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_LINE_ANCHOR` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
+| 24 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_POSIX_BRACKET` | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - |
+| 25 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_QMARK_NON_GREEDY` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 26 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_CONTROL_CHARS` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
+| 27 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_C_CONTROL` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 28 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_OCTAL3` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 29 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_X_HEX2` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 30 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_X_BRACE_HEX8` | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 31 | `ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_O_BRACE_OCTAL` | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
### Group Two Flags (op2)
-| ID | Option | PosB | PosEx | Emacs | Grep | Gnu | Java | Perl | PeNG | Ruby | Onig |
-| ----- | --------------------------------------------- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
-| 0 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_CAPITAL_Q_QUOTE` | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
-| 1 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_QMARK_GROUP_EFFECT` | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 2 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_OPTION_PERL` | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
-| 3 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_OPTION_RUBY` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | - |
-| 4 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_PLUS_POSSESSIVE_REPEAT` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
-| 5 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_PLUS_POSSESSIVE_INTERVAL` | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | - | - |
-| 6 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_CCLASS_SET_OP` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 7 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_QMARK_LT_NAMED_GROUP` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 8 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_K_NAMED_BACKREF` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 9 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_G_SUBEXP_CALL` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 10 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ATMARK_CAPTURE_HISTORY` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
-| 11 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_CAPITAL_C_BAR_CONTROL` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
-| 12 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_CAPITAL_M_BAR_META` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
-| 13 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_V_VTAB` | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes |
-| 14 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_U_HEX4` | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes |
-| 15 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_GNU_BUF_ANCHOR` | - | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
-| 16 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_P_BRACE_CHAR_PROPERTY` | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 17 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_P_BRACE_CIRCUMFLEX_NOT` | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 18 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_CHAR_PROPERTY_PREFIX_IS` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
-| 19 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_H_XDIGIT` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
-| 20 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_INEFFECTIVE_ESCAPE` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
-| 21 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_QMARK_LPAREN_IF_ELSE` | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 22 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_CAPITAL_K_KEEP` | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 23 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_CAPITAL_R_GENERAL_NEWLINE` | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 24 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_CAPITAL_N_O_SUPER_DOT` | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | - | Yes |
-| 25 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_QMARK_TILDE_ABSENT_GROUP` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
-| 26 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_X_Y_TEXT_SEGMENT` | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 27 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_QMARK_PERL_SUBEXP_CALL` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | - | - |
-| 28 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_QMARK_BRACE_CALLOUT_CONTENTS` | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
-| 29 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ASTERISK_CALLOUT_NAME` | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
-| 30 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_OPTION_ONIGURUMA` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes |
+| ID | Option | Onig | Pythn | Ruby | PeNG | Perl | Java | Gnu | Grep | Emacs | PosEx | PosB | ASIS |
+| ----- | ---------------------------------------------- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
+| 0 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_CAPITAL_Q_QUOTE` | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 1 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_QMARK_GROUP_EFFECT` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | - | - | - |
+| 2 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_OPTION_PERL` | - | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 3 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_OPTION_RUBY` | - | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 4 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_PLUS_POSSESSIVE_REPEAT` | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 5 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_PLUS_POSSESSIVE_INTERVAL` | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 6 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_CCLASS_SET_OP` | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 7 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_QMARK_LT_NAMED_GROUP` | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 8 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_K_NAMED_BACKREF` | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 9 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_G_SUBEXP_CALL` | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 10 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ATMARK_CAPTURE_HISTORY` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 11 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_CAPITAL_C_BAR_CONTROL` | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 12 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_CAPITAL_M_BAR_META` | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 13 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_V_VTAB` | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 14 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_U_HEX4` | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 15 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_GNU_BUF_ANCHOR` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | - |
+| 16 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_P_BRACE_CHAR_PROPERTY` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 17 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_P_BRACE_CIRCUMFLEX_NOT` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 19 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_H_XDIGIT` | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 20 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_INEFFECTIVE_ESCAPE` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes |
+| 21 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_QMARK_LPAREN_IF_ELSE` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 22 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_CAPITAL_K_KEEP` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 23 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_CAPITAL_R_GENERAL_NEWLINE` | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 24 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_CAPITAL_N_O_SUPER_DOT` | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 25 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_QMARK_TILDE_ABSENT_GROUP` | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 26 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ESC_X_Y_TEXT_SEGMENT` | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 27 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_QMARK_PERL_SUBEXP_CALL` | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 28 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_QMARK_BRACE_CALLOUT_CONTENTS` | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 29 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_ASTERISK_CALLOUT_NAME` | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 30 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_OPTION_ONIGURUMA` | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 31 | `ONIG_SYN_OP2_QMARK_CAPITAL_P_NAME` | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
### Syntax Flags (syn)
-| ID | Option | PosB | PosEx | Emacs | Grep | Gnu | Java | Perl | PeNG | Ruby | Onig |
-| ----- | --------------------------------------------- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
-| 0 | `ONIG_SYN_CONTEXT_INDEP_REPEAT_OPS` | - | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 1 | `ONIG_SYN_CONTEXT_INVALID_REPEAT_OPS` | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 2 | `ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_UNMATCHED_CLOSE_SUBEXP` | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
-| 3 | `ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_INVALID_INTERVAL` | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 4 | `ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_INTERVAL_LOW_ABBREV` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
-| 5 | `ONIG_SYN_STRICT_CHECK_BACKREF` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
-| 6 | `ONIG_SYN_DIFFERENT_LEN_ALT_LOOK_BEHIND` | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes |
-| 7 | `ONIG_SYN_CAPTURE_ONLY_NAMED_GROUP` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 8 | `ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_MULTIPLEX_DEFINITION_NAME` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 9 | `ONIG_SYN_FIXED_INTERVAL_IS_GREEDY_ONLY` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
-| 10 | `ONIG_SYN_ISOLATED_OPTION_CONTINUE_BRANCH` | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
-| 11 | `ONIG_SYN_VARIABLE_LEN_LOOK_BEHIND` | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | - | Yes |
-| 20 | `ONIG_SYN_NOT_NEWLINE_IN_NEGATIVE_CC` | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
-| 21 | `ONIG_SYN_BACKSLASH_ESCAPE_IN_CC` | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 22 | `ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_EMPTY_RANGE_IN_CC` | - | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
-| 23 | `ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_DOUBLE_RANGE_OP_IN_CC` | - | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| 24 | `ONIG_SYN_WARN_CC_OP_NOT_ESCAPED` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
-| 25 | `ONIG_SYN_WARN_REDUNDANT_NESTED_REPEAT` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
-| 26 | `ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_INVALID_CODE_END_OF_RANGE_IN_CC` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes |
-| 31 | `ONIG_SYN_CONTEXT_INDEP_ANCHORS` | - | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
+| ID | Option | Onig | Pythn | Ruby | PeNG | Perl | Java | Gnu | Grep | Emacs | PosEx | PosB | ASIS |
+| ----- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
+| 0 | `ONIG_SYN_CONTEXT_INDEP_REPEAT_OPS` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | - | - |
+| 1 | `ONIG_SYN_CONTEXT_INVALID_REPEAT_OPS` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | - | - |
+| 2 | `ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_UNMATCHED_CLOSE_SUBEXP` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | - | - |
+| 3 | `ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_INVALID_INTERVAL` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 4 | `ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_INTERVAL_LOW_ABBREV` | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 5 | `ONIG_SYN_STRICT_CHECK_BACKREF` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 6 | `ONIG_SYN_DIFFERENT_LEN_ALT_LOOK_BEHIND` | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 7 | `ONIG_SYN_CAPTURE_ONLY_NAMED_GROUP` | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 8 | `ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_MULTIPLEX_DEFINITION_NAME` | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 9 | `ONIG_SYN_FIXED_INTERVAL_IS_GREEDY_ONLY` | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 10 | `ONIG_SYN_ISOLATED_OPTION_CONTINUE_BRANCH` | - | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 11 | `ONIG_SYN_VARIABLE_LEN_LOOK_BEHIND` | Yes | - | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 12 | `ONIG_SYN_PYTHON` | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 13 | `ONIG_SYN_WHOLE_OPTIONS` | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 14 | `ONIG_SYN_BRE_ANCHOR_AT_EDGE_OF_SUBEXP` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | Yes | - |
+| 20 | `ONIG_SYN_NOT_NEWLINE_IN_NEGATIVE_CC` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | - | - |
+| 21 | `ONIG_SYN_BACKSLASH_ESCAPE_IN_CC` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 22 | `ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_EMPTY_RANGE_IN_CC` | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | - |
+| 23 | `ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_DOUBLE_RANGE_OP_IN_CC` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | - | - |
+| 24 | `ONIG_SYN_WARN_CC_OP_NOT_ESCAPED` | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 25 | `ONIG_SYN_WARN_REDUNDANT_NESTED_REPEAT` | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 26 | `ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_INVALID_CODE_END_OF_RANGE_IN_CC` | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 27 | `ONIG_SYN_ALLOW_CHAR_TYPE_FOLLOWED_BY_MINUS_IN_CC` | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+| 31 | `ONIG_SYN_CONTEXT_INDEP_ANCHORS` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | - | - |