Group CV(?<CV>\$*\w++\s*) \$*the literal $ (3610 / 448 / 2416) , repeated any number of times
\w++any word character, repeated at least once
\s*any whitespace character, repeated any number of times
\s*any whitespace character, repeated any number of times
\(the literal ( (4010 / 508 / 2816)
Group 2(\s*(?<PRM>(\g<0>)|(?<STRING>"(?:[^"\\]*(?:\\.[^"\\]*)*)"|'(?:[^'\\]*(?:\\.[^'\\]*)*)')|(\g<CV>))\s*(,\s*(\g<PRM>))*)?+ ?+repeats the group contents below at most once:
\s*any whitespace character, repeated any number of times
Group PRM(?<PRM>(\g<0>)|(?<STRING>"(?:[^"\\]*(?:\\.[^"\\]*)*)"|'(?:[^'\\]*(?:\\.[^'\\]*)*)')|(\g<CV>)) \g<0>recurses into the entire pattern
2nd Alternative(?<STRING>"(?:[^"\\]*(?:\\.[^"\\]*)*)"|'(?:[^'\\]*(?:\\.[^'\\]*)*)') Group STRING(?<STRING>"(?:[^"\\]*(?:\\.[^"\\]*)*)"|'(?:[^'\\]*(?:\\.[^'\\]*)*)') 1st Alternative"(?:[^"\\]*(?:\\.[^"\\]*)*)" "the literal " (3410 / 428 / 2216)
Non-Capturing Group(?:[^"\\]*(?:\\.[^"\\]*)*) Negated Character Class[^"\\]* *matches any number of characters outside the set below:
"the literal " (3410 / 428 / 2216)
\\the literal \ (9210 / 1348 / 5C16)
Non-Capturing Group(?:\\.[^"\\]*)* *repeats the group contents below any number of times:
\\the literal \ (9210 / 1348 / 5C16)
.any character (except for line terminators)
Negated Character Class[^"\\]* *matches any number of characters outside the set below:
"the literal " (3410 / 428 / 2216)
\\the literal \ (9210 / 1348 / 5C16)
"the literal " (3410 / 428 / 2216)
2nd Alternative'(?:[^'\\]*(?:\\.[^'\\]*)*)' 'the literal ' (3910 / 478 / 2716)
Non-Capturing Group(?:[^'\\]*(?:\\.[^'\\]*)*) Negated Character Class[^'\\]* *matches any number of characters outside the set below:
'the literal ' (3910 / 478 / 2716)
\\the literal \ (9210 / 1348 / 5C16)
Non-Capturing Group(?:\\.[^'\\]*)* *repeats the group contents below any number of times:
\\the literal \ (9210 / 1348 / 5C16)
.any character (except for line terminators)
Negated Character Class[^'\\]* *matches any number of characters outside the set below:
'the literal ' (3910 / 478 / 2716)
\\the literal \ (9210 / 1348 / 5C16)
'the literal ' (3910 / 478 / 2716)
\g<CV>calls group CV as a subroutine
\s*any whitespace character, repeated any number of times
*repeats the group contents below any number of times:
,the literal , (4410 / 548 / 2C16)
\s*any whitespace character, repeated any number of times
\g<PRM>calls group PRM as a subroutine
\s*any whitespace character, repeated any number of times
\)the literal ) (4110 / 518 / 2916)
g modifier: global. Finds all matches instead of stopping after the first
m modifier: multiline. Causes ^ and $ to match the start and end of each line, not only the start and end of the string