This is why (depending on exactly where in the stack you're working, and on what kind of device; I'm assuming you're developing a graphical application on an em

This is why (depending on exactly where in the stack you're working, and on what kind of device; I'm assuming you're developing a graphical application on an embedded device with an ARM-like CPU and a small screen for this example) you should be using Qt Embedded. It's C++, and has a very good regex library. You get the power and speed of C++ and all kinds of nice features like regexes.