re = /<[ \t]*([^ \t>]*)[ \t]*>[ \t]*(\S+)[ \t]*<[ \t]*(?:\1)[ \t]*>/m
str = '< datapt > 2 < datapt >
< xunit > mass < xunit >
< xval > 150.000245 < xval >
< yunit > abs < yunit >
< yval > 0.000000 < yval >'
# 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