---
name: "Regex.Regex"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Regex.Regex"
---

# Regex.Regex(3kaya)

Compiled regular expression

## NAME

Regex::Regex - Compiled regular expression

## SYNOPSIS

**Regex::Regex\<** **\>**

-

  \=  **Regex(****)**

## DESCRIPTION

This data type represents a compiled regular expression. It is significantly more efficient to use **Regex.compile (3kaya)** to compile a regular expression once, and then to pass it to functions as needed.

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.