d in particular,
the longest match is found. To find more than one match at the same point using
the standard algorithm, you have to do kludgy things with callouts.
</P>
<P>
Partial matching is possible with this algorithm, though it has some
limitations. The
<a href="pcre2partial.html"><b>pcre2partial</b></a>
documentation gives details of partial matching and discusses multi-segment
matching.
</P>
<br><a name="SEC6" href="#TOC1">DISADVANTAGES OF THE ALTERNATIVE ALGORITHM</a><br>
<P>
The alternative algori