I’m trying to write a regex that will capture a function in JavaScript - although the language in which the function is written really doesn’t matter.

I have this JavaScript code:

function firstFunc(){
  if(true){
    alert('testF');
  }
  elseif(false)
    alert('testf');
}
 
function submitme(){
  if(true){
    alert('test1');
  }
  elseif(false){
    alert('test2');
  }
  elseif(false){
    alert('test3');
  }
}
 
function submitmeAlso(){
  if(true){
    alert('test');
  }
  elseif(false)
    alert('test');
}

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I’m trying to capture the entire “submitme()” function from the word “function” all the way to the closing curly bracket of just that function.

I’ve come across a recursive pattern that will capture a pair of outer brackets and all nested ones, but once you add the beginning text - the word ‘function’, the function name, and the opening and closing argument brackets - problems ensue.

This may not be that hard, but I've had a heck of a time writing the right pattern.

Any help (an example pattern) would be greatly appreciated.

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