Regular Expressions 101

Explanation

Pro

Group elIf(?<elIf>#elif\((?<elIfContents>[^\)]+)\)(?<elIfResult>[\s\S]+?(?=#elif|#end)))

#elifthe literal text #elif (case insensitive)

\(the literal ( (40₁₀ / 50₈ / 28₁₆)

Group elIfContents(?<elIfContents>[^\)]+)

Negated Character Class[^\)]+

+matches at least one character outside the set below:

\)the literal ) (41₁₀ / 51₈ / 29₁₆)

Group elIfResult(?<elIfResult>[\s\S]+?(?=#elif|#end))

Character Class[\s\S]+?

+?matches at least one character from the set below:

\sany whitespace character

\Sany non-whitespace character

Positive Lookahead(?=#elif|#end)

1st Alternative#elif

#elifthe literal text #elif (case insensitive)

2nd Alternative#end

#endthe literal text #end (case insensitive)

Global pattern flags

g modifier: global. Finds all matches instead of stopping after the first

i modifier: insensitive. Matches without distinguishing uppercase and lowercase letters

Match Information

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Quick Reference

27 tokens

Regular Expression

(?<elIf>#elif\((?<elIfContents>[^\)]+)\)(?<elIfResult>[\s\S]+?(?=#elif|#end)))

New

Note: the #end should be added to the result of the ifelse group in part 1

	#elif(#C.Length >= 1.9m)
		Tall boi
	#elif(#C.Name == bob)
		Hi bob
	#end

#elif(#C.Length >= 1.9m)Tall boi#elif(#C.Name == bob)Hi bob#end

Substitution

Note: the #end should be added to the result of the ifelse group in part 1

	#elif(#C.Length >= 1.9m)
		Tall boi
	#elif(#C.Name == bob)
		Hi bob
	#end

#elif(#C.Length >= 1.9m)Tall boi#elif(#C.Name == bob)Hi bob#end