PCRE2CompilerMBS.Multiline as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Regular Expressions	MBS RegEx Plugin	22.2	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	All

^ and $ match newlines within data.

(Read and Write property)

PCRE2CompilerMBS.NeverBackslashC as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Regular Expressions	MBS RegEx Plugin	22.2	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	All

Lock out the use of \C in patterns.

(Read and Write property)

See also:

• NeverBackslashC as Boolean

PCRE2CompilerMBS.NeverUCP as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Regular Expressions	MBS RegEx Plugin	22.2	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	All

Lock out PCRE2_UCP, e.g. via (*UCP).

(Read and Write property)

PCRE2CompilerMBS.NeverUTF as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Regular Expressions	MBS RegEx Plugin	22.2	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	All

Lock out PCRE2_UTF, e.g. via (*UTF).

(Read and Write property)

PCRE2CompilerMBS.NewLine as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Regular Expressions	MBS RegEx Plugin	22.2	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	All

Sets the newline convention within a compile context.

See kNewLine* constants.
(Read and Write property)

PCRE2CompilerMBS.NoAutoCapture as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Regular Expressions	MBS RegEx Plugin	22.2	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	All

Disable numbered capturing parentheses (named ones available).

(Read and Write property)

PCRE2CompilerMBS.NoAutoPossess as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Regular Expressions	MBS RegEx Plugin	22.2	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	All

Disable auto-possessification.

(Read and Write property)

PCRE2CompilerMBS.NoDotStarAnchor as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Regular Expressions	MBS RegEx Plugin	22.2	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	All

Disable automatic anchoring for .*

(Read and Write property)

PCRE2CompilerMBS.NoStartOptimize as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Regular Expressions	MBS RegEx Plugin	22.2	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	All

Disable match-time start optimizations.

(Read and Write property)

PCRE2CompilerMBS.NoUTFCheck as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Regular Expressions	MBS RegEx Plugin	22.2	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	All

Do not check the pattern for UTF validity (only relevant if UTF is set)

(Read and Write property)

PCRE2CompilerMBS.Options as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Regular Expressions	MBS RegEx Plugin	22.2	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	All

The option flags.

You usually set the boolean properties to turn flags here on/off.
(Read and Write property)

PCRE2CompilerMBS.ParensNestLimit as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Regular Expressions	MBS RegEx Plugin	22.2	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	All

Default parentheses nesting limit.

(Read and Write property)

PCRE2CompilerMBS.Pattern as String

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Regular Expressions	MBS RegEx Plugin	22.2	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	All

The search pattern.

(Read and Write property)

PCRE2CompilerMBS.UCP as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Regular Expressions	MBS RegEx Plugin	22.2	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	All

Use Unicode properties for \d, \w, etc.

(Read and Write property)

PCRE2CompilerMBS.Ungreedy as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Regular Expressions	MBS RegEx Plugin	22.2	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	All

Invert greediness of quantifiers.

(Read and Write property)

Some examples using this property:

• /RegEx/PCRE2/PCRE2 Speed Test

PCRE2CompilerMBS.UseOffsetLimit as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Regular Expressions	MBS RegEx Plugin	22.2	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	All

Enable offset limit for unanchored matching.

(Read and Write property)

PCRE2CompilerMBS.UTF as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Regular Expressions	MBS RegEx Plugin	22.2	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	All

Treat pattern and subjects as UTF strings.

(Read and Write property)