# $EPIC: regcomp.txt,v 1.3 2009/03/21 05:06:18 zwhite Exp $
======Synopsis:======
$[[regcomp]](<regex pattern>)

======Technical:======
This function compiles a regex into a form suitable for passing to the other
[[regex]] functions. A regex compiled by this function is case-insensitive.

See the [[regex]] page for more info.

======Returns:======
A string representation of a regular expression suitable for further use.

======History======
This function first appeared in epic4-1.029.