---
name: "pcre2_match_context_create"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "pcre2"
version: "10.49-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pcre2_match_context_create"
---

# pcre2\_match\_context\_create(3)

Perl-compatible regular expressions (revised API)

## NAME

PCRE2 - Perl-compatible regular expressions (revised API)

## SYNOPSIS

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

```
pcre2_match_context *pcre2_match_context_create(
  pcre2_general_context *gcontext);
```

## DESCRIPTION

This function creates and initializes a new match context. If its argument is NULL, **malloc()** is used to get the necessary memory; otherwise the memory allocation function within the general context is used. The result is NULL if the memory could not be obtained.

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.