const regex = new RegExp('(?m)^(?:--|[[:space:]]+).+', 'g')
const str = `-- Query taken from:
-- https://stackoverflow.com/a/12467388/1655567
SELECT country.name as country, country.headofstate
from country
-- Worst place to add comment ever
-- Here is even uglier
inner join city on city.id = country.capital
where city.population > 100000
-- this comment makes no sense here and would break sql parser buyt hey
and country.headofstate like 'A%'
-- WOW!`;
// Reset `lastIndex` if this regex is defined globally
// regex.lastIndex = 0;
let m;
while ((m = regex.exec(str)) !== null) {
// This is necessary to avoid infinite loops with zero-width matches
if (m.index === regex.lastIndex) {
regex.lastIndex++;
}
// The result can be accessed through the `m`-variable.
m.forEach((match, groupIndex) => {
console.log(`Found match, group ${groupIndex}: ${match}`);
});
}
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 JavaScript, please visit: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions