re = /(["'])((?:(?=(?:\\)*)\\.|.)*?)\1/m
str = '" RegExp to match quotes "
\' Supports escapin\\\' \'
" This is selected \\\\" this is not
\' Works with JS RegExp \'
"You can also get the quote type used"
"How it works"
"------------"
\' (["\\\']) Matches a " or a \\\' and stores it in \\1\'
\' ( starts \\2\'
\' (?: starts a non-capturing group\'
\' (?=(?:\\\\)*) Will check if there is an odd amount of \\ \'
\' \\\\. will escape / ignore it \'
\' |. will never mind it if there\\\'s an even amount \'
\' )*? will close the non-capturing group and repeat it\'
\' \\1 will make it close with the quote selected in \\1\'
"Flags:"
"------"
" g: global, selects multiple times "'
# 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