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title: "compile"
sidebar_label: "compile"
description: "Kotlin binding reference: compile."
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//[clika-runtime](../../../../index.md)/[io.clika.runtime](../../index.md)/[Regex](../index.md)/[Companion](index.md)/[compile](compile.md)

# compile

[common]\
fun [compile](compile.md)(pattern: [String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html), options: [RegexOptions](../../RegexOptions/index.md)? = null): [Regex](../index.md)

Compile [pattern](compile.md) with [options](compile.md) (the defaults when null).