*repeats the group contents below any number of times:
\s*any whitespace character, repeated any number of times
\/the literal / (4710 / 578 / 2F16)
\*the literal * (4210 / 528 / 2A16)
.*any character (except for line terminators), repeated any number of times
\*the literal * (4210 / 528 / 2A16)
\/the literal / (4710 / 578 / 2F16)
\s*?any whitespace character, repeated any number of times