std::regex_iterator::operator*,operator->

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const value_type& operator*() const;
(1) (since C++11)
const value_type* operator->() const;
(2) (since C++11)

Extracts the current std::regex_match from a regex_iterator:

1) Returns a reference to the current std::regex_match.
2) Returns a pointer to the current std::regex_match.

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