Re^2: Regex Problem - alternative searched

Yes. Non-greedy is possible.

But rejecting a hit isn't an option in my usecase.

I wanted to use the pattern in jEdit to search and destroy all comments in an XML file I'm editing.

To be honest, a simple should help in my case, but as I am a purist in some cases, I like having a pattern that matches real comments and not everything that looks similar to a comment ;-)

So the alternative I'm searching can't rely on additional checks.

s$$([},&%#}/&/]+}%&{})*;#$&&s&&$^X.($'^"%]=\&(|?*{%
+.+=%;.#_}\&"^"-+%*).}%:##%}={~=~:.")&e&&s""`$''`"e

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Re^3: Regex Problem - alternative searched by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on May 18, 2007 at 13:47 UTC
... but as I am a purist in some cases, ... Sometimes you have to sacrifice purity for practicality, especially in order to circumvent a bug/limitation in other peoples code. I tried to think of an alternative, to your regex, but anything I thought might work was inevitably more complex and therefore likely to exasperate the bug/limitation that is preventing you from using the 'right' solution. Can Java regex can handle non-capturing grouping and negative lookbehinds? If so, `m[<!--(..(?:(?<!--).)+)-->]` might bypass the bug? Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Regex Problem - alternative searched by Skeeve (Parson) on May 18, 2007 at 14:32 UTC
THANKS! A slight modification seems to work: `(?s)<!--(.(?<!--))-->` At first it appears a bit odd because of the negative lookbehind which looks like an XML Comment start ;-) `s$$([},&%#}/&/]+}%&{});#$&&s&&$^X.($'^"%]=\&(\|?{%` `+`.+=%;.#_}\&"^"-+%).}%:##%}={~=~:.")&e&&s""`$''`"e	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^5: Regex Problem - alternative searched by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on May 18, 2007 at 14:57 UTC
That works for Java? Cos it doesn't here. Though I have no idea what `(?s)` does, or what the equivalent perl would be, so I omitted it. Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply] [d/l]
Re^6: Regex Problem - alternative searched by Skeeve (Parson) on May 18, 2007 at 15:16 UTC
Re^7: Regex Problem - alternative searched by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on May 18, 2007 at 15:33 UTC