Method needs_dotstar

regex/src/prog.rs:128–130

Returns true if the current configuration demands that an implicit `.*?` be prepended to the instruction sequence.

(&self)

    /// Returns true if the current configuration demands that an implicit
    /// `.*?` be prepended to the instruction sequence.
    pub fn needs_dotstar(&self) -> bool {
        self.is_dfa && !self.is_reverse && !self.is_anchored_start
    }

    /// Returns true if this program uses Byte instructions instead of
    /// Char/Range instructions.