const regex = new RegExp('(<ProjectReference.*?Project2[\\s\\S]*?</ProjectReference>)', 'gm')
const str = ` <ProjectReference Include="..\\..\\Project1\\Project1\\Project1.csproj">
<Project>{714c6b26-c609-40a4-80a9-421bd842562d}</Project>
<Name>Project1</Name>
</ProjectReference>
<ItemGroup>
<ProjectReference Include="..\\..\\Project2\\Project2.csproj">
<Project>{6c2a7631-8b47-4ae9-a68f-f728666105b9}</Project>
<Name>Project2</Name>
</ProjectReference>
<ProjectReference Include="..\\..\\Project3\\Project3\\Project3.csproj">
<Project>{39860208-8146-429f-a1d1-5f8ed2fd7f5f}</Project>
<Name>Project3</Name>
</ProjectReference>
<ProjectReference Include="..\\..\\Project4\\Project4.csproj">
<Project>{58144d60-19d9-4d11-8ae6-088e03ccf874}</Project>
<Name>Project4</Name>
</ProjectReference>
<ProjectReference Include="..\\..\\Project5\\Project5.csproj">
<Project>{33baa509-ad24-4a72-a2fc-8f297e75e90d}</Project>
<Name>Project5</Name>
</ProjectReference>
</ItemGroup>
<PropertyGroup>
<VisualStudioVersion Condition="'\$(VisualStudioVersion)' == ''">10.0</VisualStudioVersion>
<VSToolsPath Condition="'\$(VSToolsPath)' == ''">\$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\v\$(VisualStudioVersion)</VSToolsPath>
</PropertyGroup>`;
// Reset `lastIndex` if this regex is defined globally
// regex.lastIndex = 0;
let m;
while ((m = regex.exec(str)) !== null) {
// This is necessary to avoid infinite loops with zero-width matches
if (m.index === regex.lastIndex) {
regex.lastIndex++;
}
// The result can be accessed through the `m`-variable.
m.forEach((match, groupIndex) => {
console.log(`Found match, group ${groupIndex}: ${match}`);
});
}
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 JavaScript, please visit: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions