re = /^
School\s*=\s*(?P<school_name>.+)
(?P<school_content>[\s\S]+?)
(?=^School|\Z)/mx
str = 'Sample text
A selection of students from Riverdale High and Hogwarts took part in a quiz. This is a record of their scores.
School = Riverdale High
Grade = 1
Student number, Name
0, Phoebe
1, Rachel
Student number, Score
0, 3
1, 7
Grade = 2
Student number, Name
0, Angela
1, Tristan
2, Aurora
Student number, Score
0, 6
1, 3
2, 9
School = Hogwarts
Grade = 1
Student number, Name
0, Ginny
1, Luna
Student number, Score
0, 8
1, 7
Grade = 2
Student number, Name
0, Harry
1, Hermione
Student number, Score
0, 5
1, 10
Grade = 3
Student number, Name
0, Fred
1, George
Student number, Score
0, 0
1, 0
'
# 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