re = /^([ \t]+)function\s++.*+((?>\n++(?!\1[}]$).++)*+\n++\1[}])
# Only match the function which contains 'second'
(*scs:(2)[\S\s]*\bsecond\b)/mx
str = '<?php
class Foo {
/**
* This is a docblock for the first function
*/
function firstMethod() {
// do some first thing
}
/**
* This is a docblock for the second function
*/
function secondMethod() {
// do some second thing
}
}
'
# Print the match result
str.scan(re) do |match|
puts match.to_s
end
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 Ruby, please visit: http://ruby-doc.org/core-2.2.0/Regexp.html