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Fix a few typos in "Regular expressions (C++)"
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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions docs/standard-library/regular-expressions-cpp.md
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description: "Learn more about: Regular Expressions (C++)"
title: "Regular Expressions (C++)"
description: "Learn more about: Regular Expressions (C++)"
ms.date: 07/15/2021
helpviewer_keywords: ["regular expressions [C++]"]
no-loc: [ECMAScript, basic, extended, awk, grep, egrep]
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## <a name="regexgrammar"></a> Regular expression grammar

The regular expression grammar to use is by specified by the use of one of the `std::regex_constants::syntax_option_type` enumeration values. These regular expression grammars are defined in `std::regex_constants`:
The regular expression grammar to use is specified by the use of one of the `std::regex_constants::syntax_option_type` enumeration values. These regular expression grammars are defined in `std::regex_constants`:

- ECMAScript: This is closest to the grammar used by JavaScript and the .NET languages.
- basic: The POSIX basic regular expressions or BRE.
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- An *anchor*. Anchor `^` matches the beginning of the target sequence. Anchor `$` matches the end of the target sequence.

A *capture group* of the form (*subexpression*), or \\(*subexpression*\\) in basic and grep, which matches the sequence of characters in the target sequence that is matched by the pattern between the delimiters.
- A *capture group* of the form (*subexpression*), or \\(*subexpression*\\) in basic and grep, which matches the sequence of characters in the target sequence that is matched by the pattern between the delimiters.

- An *identity escape* of the form `\k`, which matches the character `k` in the target sequence.

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- A *control escape sequence* of the form `\ck`. Matches the control character that is named by the character `k`.

- A *word boundary assert* of the form`\b`. Matches when the current position in the target sequence is immediately after a *word boundary*.
- A *word boundary assert* of the form `\b`. Matches when the current position in the target sequence is immediately after a *word boundary*.

- A *negative word boundary assert* of the form `\B`. Matches when the current position in the target sequence isn't immediately after a *word boundary*.

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