Feature: Word Boundaries

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A Word Boundary is an Atom that matches the start or the end of a word.

Syntax

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NOTE: The following syntax is an example based on some of the supported engines. For specific engine support, see Engines.

\b — Matches the start or the end of a word.
\B — Matches when not at the start or the end of a word.

Engines

Engine	Supported
Perl	✔
PCRE	✔
Boost.Regex	✔
.NET	✔
Oniguruma	✔
Hyperscan	✔
ICU	✔
Glib/GRegex	✔
ECMAScript	✔

See Also

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