using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
string pattern = @"(?:\/\/(?:\\\n|[^\n])*\n)|(?:\/\*[\s\S]*?\*\/)|((?:R""([^(\\\s]{0,16})\([^)]*\)\2"")|(?:@""[^""]*?"")|(?:""(?:\?\?'|\\\\|\\""|\\\n|[^""])*?"")|(?:'(?:\\\\|\\'|\\\n|[^'])*?'))";
string substitution = @"\1";
string input = @"// /*
/*
This is a multi line comment
// <- ignored since in a comment */
// ""abc"" word ""
// This is a single line comment
char cha1[] = ""This is a string containing a combination //"",
cha2[] = ""This has /* a fake comment */ in it"",
cha3[] = ""This is tough because of (ignore this //) \
line continueation"",
cha4[] = ""Handle comments in strings with \"" escaped quotes\
and escaped escaped escapes \\"";
// This is a single line comment \
continuing on the next line
void main()
{
int chInt = '\\b\'';
printf(""Hello world!"");
cpp11_1(R""xy(""/**/)xy"");
cpp11_2(R""(""/**/)"");
cS(@""End at the right place\"" /*and ignore this */);
return 0;
}
";
Regex regex = new Regex(pattern);
string result = regex.Replace(input, substitution);
}
}
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 C#, please visit: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.text.regularexpressions.regex(v=vs.110).aspx