import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) {
final String regex = "^\\s*\\{\\/\\*DELETE\\}(\\s*(?:\\r?\\n(?!\\s*\\{(?:\\/\\*DELETE|DELETE\\*\\/)\\}).*)*)\\r?\\n\\s*\\{DELETE\\*\\/\\}\\s*$";
final String string = "Keep1\n"
+ "{/*DELETE}\n"
+ "Delete1a\n"
+ " {/*DELETE}\n"
+ " Delete2\n"
+ " {DELETE*/}\n"
+ "Delete1b\n"
+ "{DELETE*/}\n"
+ "Keep2\n"
+ "{/*DELETE}\n"
+ "Delete3\n"
+ "{DELETE*/}\n"
+ "Keep3";
final String subst = "";
final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.MULTILINE);
final Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(string);
// The substituted value will be contained in the result variable
final String result = matcher.replaceAll(subst);
System.out.println("Substitution result: " + result);
}
}
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 Java, please visit: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/regex/Pattern.html