re = /\bcreate(?:\s*\/\*[^*]*\*+(?:[^\/*][^*]*\*+)*\/)*\s*table\b/m
str = '1: 2637:1888 log :[INFO] : create table mytab (n numeric)
2: 2637:1888 log :[INFO] : create /* some comment*/ table mytab (n numeric)
3: 2637:1888 log :[INFO] : create /* some comment*/ /**//* some comment2*/ table mytab (n numeric)
4: 2637:1888 log :[INFO] : create WOW table mytab (n numeric)'
# Print the match result
str.scan(re) do |match|
puts match.to_s
end
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Ruby, please visit: http://ruby-doc.org/core-2.2.0/Regexp.html