I am writing a tool to pick apart and analyze C++ files with lots of regexes. I have been slurping in the files and then splitting apart the functions by using split on \n\} . (Functions normally start with a flush left { and end with a flush left }). I found one file where there were two flush left }'s before the next flush right {. I am trying to figure out a way to search for this.

What regex can I use to search for where a \n\} is followed later by another \n\} without a \n\{ in between? I've tried to think of look ahead, look behind, both positive and negative, and can't come up with anything.

Any wisdom would be appreciated.

In reply to Search for consecutive flush left curly braces by ExReg

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