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Prepare this object with the specified `pattern`, discarding errors.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlpcre_regex.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
int
prepare(
    xref:bsl/nullptr_t-08.adoc[bsl::nullptr_t] errorMessage,
    size_t* errorOffset,
    char const* pattern,
    int flags = 0,
    size_t jitStackSize = 0);
----

== Description

Prepare this regular‐expression object with the specified `pattern`, discarding compile‐error text (pass a null `errorMessage`).

== Return Value

0 on success, and a non‐zero value otherwise

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *errorMessage*
| null; compile‐error text is discarded
| *errorOffset*
| optionally receives the pattern offset of a compile error
| *pattern*
| null‐terminated regular‐expression pattern
| *flags*
| bit‐wise OR of `k_FLAG_*` prepare options
| *jitStackSize*
| size of the JIT stack if `k_FLAG_JIT` is set
|===


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