A pointer to a `regex_t` structure used for storing a compiled regular expression. This structure is required by POSIX regex functions like `regcomp`, `regexec`, and `regfree`.
1st Parameter
Pointer to the `regex_t` structure containing the compiled regular expression to be freed.
Read more about parameters of regfree in parameters section
The regfreefunction in C language Frees any memory allocated by regcomp for the compiled regular expression.
The regfree function is used to deallocate any memory that was allocated by regcomp when compiling a regular expression. It should be called when the compiled regular expression is no longer needed to prevent memory leaks.
The regfreefunction takes 1
parameter:
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regex_t * `preg`: Pointer to the `regex_t` structure containing the compiled regular expression to be freed.
Frees the memory and resources allocated by `regcomp` for the compiled regular expression stored in the `regex_t` structure pointed to by `preg`. This function must be called to avoid memory leaks after the regular expression is no longer needed.
The regfree function return value :
This function does not return a value
Output
This example demonstrates the basic usage of regfree to deallocate memory after using a compiled regular expression.