use strict;
my $str = 'someString = "An example comment: /* example */";
// The comment around this code has been commented out.
// /*
some_code();
// */
/****
* Common multi-line comment style.
****/
/****
* Another common multi-line comment style.
*/
start_code();
/****
* Common multi-line comment style.
****/
more_code();
/*
* Another common multi-line comment style.
*/
end_code();
/*
* Common multi-line comment style.
*/
/* Second comment */';
my $regex = qr/(['"])(?>\\.|(?!\1).)*\1|\/\/[^\r\n]+|\/\*(?<the_data_we_actually_want>(?:(?!\*\/).)+)\*\//sp;
if ( $str =~ /$regex/g ) {
print "Whole match is ${^MATCH} and its start/end positions can be obtained via \$-[0] and \$+[0]\n";
# print "Capture Group 1 is $1 and its start/end positions can be obtained via \$-[1] and \$+[1]\n";
# print "Capture Group 2 is $2 ... and so on\n";
}
# ${^POSTMATCH} and ${^PREMATCH} are also available with the use of '/p'
# Named capture groups can be called via $+{name}
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 Perl, please visit: http://perldoc.perl.org/perlre.html