const regex = /^\s*\/\*.*?\*\//gms;
// Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor
// const regex = new RegExp('^\\s*\\\/\\*.*?\\*\\\/', 'gms')
const str = `/**
* base comment
* (c) SOMEBODY SOMETIME
* something
*/
///<!-- ------metadata-XML------- -->
/// <module type="javascript"> A
///<desc> some desc
/// </desc>
(function( a /* param A */) { // programmers comment ... enclosure
/*! user doc
this module ....
* reguired
.....
*/
var b={}; // programmers in line comment
// single line comments
// The cookie spec says up to 4k per cookie, so at ~50 bytes per entry
// that gives a maximum of around 80 items as a max value for this field
b.a=a;
var str = " tttt //this is not comment ! tttt "
var str2 = " tttt /* this is not comment too ! \\
.............. */ ttt ";
global.b = b;
}(global);
///</module>`;
// 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