using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
string pattern = @"(?<!:)(\/\/).+$|\/\*[\s\S]+\*\/";
string input = @"// comments at the beginning of the file are removed
/*
Block comments are removed - easy peasy
*/
https://urls.are.preserved.for.you// and comments after them are removed
asdfasdf// the comment can bump right up to text
asdfasdf;// ...or a semicolon.
{
foo:// you will need a parser to remove this comment b/c it smells like a URL
""bar"",// ...but not this one
boo: // ...or this one
""who""
}";
RegexOptions options = RegexOptions.Multiline;
foreach (Match m in Regex.Matches(input, pattern, options))
{
Console.WriteLine("'{0}' found at index {1}.", m.Value, m.Index);
}
}
}
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