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+SYNOPSIS
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+
+#include <pcre2.h> +
++pcre2_match_data *pcre2_match_data_create(uint32_t ovecsize, + pcre2_general_context *gcontext); +
++This function creates a new match data block, which is used for holding the +result of a match. The first argument specifies the number of pairs of offsets +that are required. These form the "output vector" (ovector) within the match +data block, and are used to identify the matched string and any captured +substrings. There is always one pair of offsets; if ovecsize is zero, it +is treated as one. +
++The second argument points to a general context, for custom memory management, +or is NULL for system memory management. The result of the function is NULL if +the memory for the block could not be obtained. +
++There is a complete description of the PCRE2 native API in the +pcre2api +page and a description of the POSIX API in the +pcre2posix +page. +
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