Regexp: multiline-match anything between ( and );

Question

Here's my current setup: (image showing regexr-highlighted strings)

My regexp match is Skript\.register(effect|expression|event|condition)\((.*)\)\;

Basically, I want to match all methods from a source code file that start with Skript.registerwhatever.( and end with );, but the problem is the code can go multiline. If I change (.*) to ([\s\S]*), it completely wrecks and matches everything until the very last );.

You need a lexer and parser, not regex. – leppie Jan 10 '17 at 20:58 — leppie, Jan 10 '17 at 20:58
Update your question with a live demo please. – revo Jan 10 '17 at 21:01 — revo, Jan 10 '17 at 21:01

maraaaaaaaa · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-10T21:46:34.447

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You need a lazy quanitfier: *?

\(([\s\S]*?)\)

And if your string contains nested parenthesis:

(?'parens'\((?:[^\(]|\g'parens')*?\))

edited Jan 10 '17 at 21:46

answered Jan 10 '17 at 21:00

maraaaaaaaa

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Brilliant, thanks a lot! Your answer will be accepted in 7 minutes. – user7401478 Jan 10 '17 at 21:04
No it's not right. It doesn't match right part if there are nested parenthesis in place. – revo Jan 10 '17 at 21:06
When would you have nested parenthesis in method definitions?? – maraaaaaaaa Jan 10 '17 at 21:07
Check input string which OP provided. – revo Jan 10 '17 at 21:08
Okay, answer edited – maraaaaaaaa Jan 10 '17 at 21:11
Weird, but it still matches with the nested parenthesis: https://i.gyazo.com/d23a5ad5973e5869e1e54b11191f25ff.png – user7401478 Jan 10 '17 at 21:14

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 10 '17 at 21:00

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You need to escape parenthesis in regex because they are reserved symbols. Try \(.*\)

answered Jan 10 '17 at 21:00

Mat Jones

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He did escape them `\((.*)\)` – maraaaaaaaa Jan 10 '17 at 21:01
You're right. My fault. – Mat Jones Jan 10 '17 at 21:02

Regexp: multiline-match anything between ( and );

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