---
name: "pcre2_get_mark"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "pcre2"
version: "10.49-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pcre2_get_mark"
---

# pcre2\_get\_mark(3)

Perl-compatible regular expressions (revised API)

## NAME

PCRE2 - Perl-compatible regular expressions (revised API)

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<pcre2.h\>**

```
PCRE2_SPTR pcre2_get_mark(pcre2_match_data *match_data);
```

## DESCRIPTION

After a call of **pcre2\_match()** that was passed the match block that is this function's argument, this function returns a pointer to the last (\*MARK), (\*PRUNE), or (\*THEN) name that was encountered during the matching process. The name is zero-terminated, and is within the compiled pattern. The length of the name is in the preceding code unit. If no name is available, NULL is returned.

After a successful match, the name that is returned is the last one on the matching path. After a failed match or a partial match, the last encountered name is returned.

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.