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+<h1>pcre2_match_data_create man page</h1>
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+<br><b>
+SYNOPSIS
+</b><br>
+<P>
+<b>#include <pcre2.h></b>
+</P>
+<P>
+<b>pcre2_match_data *pcre2_match_data_create(uint32_t <i>ovecsize</i>,</b>
+<b> pcre2_general_context *<i>gcontext</i>);</b>
+</P>
+<br><b>
+DESCRIPTION
+</b><br>
+<P>
+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 <b>ovecsize</b> is zero, it
+is treated as one.
+</P>
+<P>
+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.
+</P>
+<P>
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