Lines Matching refs:possessive

1483        a non-possessive quantifier. Similarly, if an atomic group is  present,
4804        PCRE from making quantifiers possessive when what follows cannot  match
4925                 also "possessive quantifier"
6406        simpler  notation,  called  a "possessive quantifier" can be used. This
6412        Note that a possessive quantifier can be used with an entire group, for
6420        meaning  of  a  possessive  quantifier and the equivalent atomic group,
6421        though there may be a performance  difference;  possessive  quantifiers
6424        The  possessive  quantifier syntax is an extension to the Perl 5.8 syn-
6967        of a possessive quantifier to avoid backtracking into sequences of non-
7001        nested unlimited repeats, and so the use of a possessive quantifier for
7008        it  yields  "no  match" quickly. However, if a possessive quantifier is
7105        Perl. Note the use of the possessive quantifier *+ to avoid  backtrack-
7452        (*PRUNE) is just an alternative to an atomic group or possessive  quan-
7474        skips on to start the next attempt at "c". Note that a possessive quan-
7837          ?+          0 or 1, possessive
7840          *+          0 or more, possessive
7843          ++          1 or more, possessive
7847          {n,m}+      at least n, no more than m, possessive
7850          {n,}+       n or more, possessive
9468        an atomic group or a possessive quantifier.
10318        is encountered (and we assume this is relatively  rare).  A  possessive