const regex = /\(\s*define\s*(\(.*?\))/gms;
// Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor
// const regex = new RegExp('\\(\\s*define\\s*(\\(.*?\\))', 'gms')
const str = `#lang sicp
(define (square x) (* x x))
(define (average x y) (/ (+ x y) 2))
; using block scope
(define (sqrt x)
; x is always the same -- "4" or whatever we pass to it, so we don't need that
; in every single function that we define, we can just inherit it from above.
(define (improve guess) (average guess (/ x guess)))
(define (good-enough? guess) (< (abs (- (square guess) x)) 0.001 ))
(define (sqrt-iter guess) (if (good-enough? guess) guess (sqrt-iter (improve guess))))
(sqrt-iter 1.0)
)
(sqrt 4)
(define (inc x) (+ x 1))
(define (dec x) (- x 1))
`;
// 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