[FIXED] Regex/split operator help please for /* comments */

[TW Tones]

Hi,

Can someone please tell me the regexp so I can test for open and close comment in a line?

eg;

something1 something2 /* comment */ something3

I want to extract the content between /* and */ 

eg splitregexp[/*]rest[]splitregexp[*/]first[]

I can't define a macro containing /* as it is interpreted as a comment :(

Thanks in advance

Tones

[Mark S.]

I'm not sure if you need regexpsplit for this. This worked for me:

<$vars split1="/*" split2="*/">

{{{ [{test}split<split1>nth[2]split<split2>nth[1]] }}}

</$vars>

where test contains

This is some text with an /* embedded comment */ in it.

If you really needed regexpsplit, then you would need to escape the asterisk and probably also the forward slash e.g. \/\* 

[TW Tones]

Mark,

Thanks, this led to the solution, but I think it was my code, not the method, I had used define to define the open/close.

FYI: Here is it now working

<$vars open-comment="/*"

  close-comment="*/">

<$list filter="[[$:/PSaT/author-styles/stylesheet]get[text]splitregexp[\n]prefix[.]]" variable=definition>

<$set name=classname value={{{ [<definition>split[ ]removeprefix[.]] }}}>

<$set name=description value={{{ [<definition>split<open-comment>last[]split<close-comment>] }}}>

definition=<<definition>><br>

classname=<<classname>> description=<<description>><hr>

</$set></$set>

</$list>

</$vars>

This is while parsing a css file with lines including

.n { font-weight: normal;} /* Normal fontweight */

And the result is now

definition=.n { font-weight: normal;} /* Normal fontweight */
 classname=n description=Normal fontweight

Thanks again

I am working on a .classname select-able editor Toolbar button.

Regards

Tones