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Match a decimal octet

== Synopsis

Declared in `<https://www.github.com/boostorg/url/blob/develop/include/boost/url/grammar/dec_octet_rule.hpp#L67[boost/url/grammar/dec_octet_rule.hpp]>`

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constexpr /* implementation-defined */ dec_octet_rule = {};
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== Description

A decimal octet is precise way of saying a number from 0 to 255. These are commonly used in IPv4 addresses.

== Value Type
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using value_type = unsigned char;
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== Example
Rules are used with the function xref:boost/urls/grammar/parse-09.adoc[`parse`].

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system::result< unsigned char > rv = parse( "255", dec_octet_rule );
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== BNF
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dec-octet   = DIGIT                 ; 0-9
            / %x31-39 DIGIT         ; 10-99
            / "1" 2DIGIT            ; 100-199
            / "2" %x30-34 DIGIT     ; 200-249
            / "25" %x30-35          ; 250-255
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== Specification
* https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3986#section-3.2.2[]

== See Also

xref:boost/urls/grammar/parse-09.adoc[`parse`]&period;


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