# std::regex_iterator<BidirIt,CharT,Traits>::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::match_results from a `regex_iterator`:

### Return value

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

### Example

Run this code

    #include <iostream>
    #include <string>
    #include <regex>

    int main()
    {
        std::regex expression("[1234]");
        std::string searchStr("1.1a2b3cjk34");

        for (std::regex_iterator<std::string::iterator> it{
            searchStr.begin(), searchStr.end(), expression
        }, last{}; it != last; ++it) {
            std::cout << it->str();
        }
    }

Output:

    112334

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