use strict;
my $str = 'I(0,123...789){
A(0,567...999){.......n=Marc.....}
B(2,655...265){..................}
C(3,993...333){..................}
M(8,635...254){.................;}
}
O(0,345...789){
A(0,567...999){.......n=Marc.....}
B(2,876...775){..................}
C(3,993...549){..................}
M(8,354...987){.................;}
}
I(0,987...764){
A(0,567...999){.......n=Marc.....}
B(2,543...265){..................}
C(7,998...933){..................}
M(8,645...284){.................;}
}
B(0,123...789){
.......
}
I(0,987...764){
A(0,567...999){.......n=John.....}
B(2,543...265){..................}
C(7,998...933){..................}
M(8,645...284){.................;}
}';
my $regex = qr/^I\([^()]*\){(?:\R(?!}|.*n=Marc).*)*\R.*\bn=Marc\b.*(?:\R(?!}).*)*\R}$/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