use strict;
my $str = 'someOtherMessage{
class = "someClass";
sampleMessage{
someValue{
someText{
someParam = "value";
someSymbol = "another_symbol";
}; //someText
}; //someValue
}; //sampleMessage
}; //someOtherMessage
someOtherMessage2{
class = "someClass2";
sampleMessage2{
someValue2{
someText2{
someParam = "value2";
someSymbol = "another_symbol2";
}; //someText2
}; //someValue2
}; //sampleMessage2
}; //someOtherMessage2
';
my $regex = qr/(?s)\{(.*)\}/mp;
if ( $str =~ /$regex/g ) {
print "Whole match is ${^MATCH} and its start/end positions can be obtained via \$-[0] and \$+[0]\n";
# print "Capture Group 1 is $1 and its start/end positions can be obtained via \$-[1] and \$+[1]\n";
# print "Capture Group 2 is $2 ... and so on\n";
}
# ${^POSTMATCH} and ${^PREMATCH} are also available with the use of '/p'
# Named capture groups can be called via $+{name}
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 Perl, please visit: http://perldoc.perl.org/perlre.html