import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) {
final String regex = "(\"(?:\\\\[\\s\\S]|[^\"])*\")|((?:\\/\\/|#)[^\\n]*)|(\\/\\*[\\s\\S]*?\\*\\/)";
final String string = "//first line\n\n"
+ " {\"aaa\": \"qwerty\",//00\n"
+ " \"bbb\": 1234 //comment (not pure JSON syntax)\n"
+ " ,\"ccc\": true # alternative comment style\n"
+ " ,\"dd\\\"d\":/*multiline\\\" comm\\ent*/ /*comm2\\*/null,\n"
+ " \"ee//e\": \"example of any symbols in key including inactive comments\",\n"
+ " \"jsonComm\":/*is*/\"data format\",/*which contains*///comments\n"
+ " \"multiline1\" /*: 1, //- example of multiline comments\n"
+ " \"multiline2\": 2,\n"
+ " \"multiline3\":= 1234,*/ :[36.8,false/*,34*/,\n"
+ " \"/**/\",[1,2,3,4,[//56789\n"
+ " 5,6,[[/*0*/7,{\"x\":/*xx*/\"x\"}],8]],{}] ],\n"
+ " \"mayBeAnyStructure\":{\"a\":1/**/,\"b\":2},\n"
+ " \"lineEnd\\\\\" \n"
+ " :\"end\"\n"
+ "}//after json\n"
+ " \n"
+ " /*2*/ ";
final String subst = "$1";
final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex);
final Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(string);
// The substituted value will be contained in the result variable
final String result = matcher.replaceAll(subst);
System.out.println("Substitution result: " + result);
}
}
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 Java, please visit: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/regex/Pattern.html