Regular Expressions 101

(?s)applies the following effective flags to the remainder of the pattern: s

s modifier: single line. Allows a dot to match line terminators

Atomic Group(?>\/\*(?>(?:(?>[^*]+)|\*(?!\/))*)\*\/)

\/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

\*the literal * (42₁₀ / 52₈ / 2A₁₆)

Atomic Group(?>(?:(?>[^*]+)|\*(?!\/))*)

Non-Capturing Group(?:(?>[^*]+)|\*(?!\/))*

*repeats the group contents below any number of times:

1st Alternative(?>[^*]+)

Atomic Group(?>[^*]+)

Negated Character Class[^*]+

+matches at least one character outside the set below:

*the literal * (42₁₀ / 52₈ / 2A₁₆)

2nd Alternative\*(?!\/)

\*the literal * (42₁₀ / 52₈ / 2A₁₆)

Negative Lookahead(?!\/)

\/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

\*the literal * (42₁₀ / 52₈ / 2A₁₆)

\/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

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Regular Expression

(?s)(?>\/\*(?>(?:(?>[^*]+)|\*(?!\/))*)\*\/)

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