Java regex replaceAll multiline

Question

I have a problem with the replaceAll for a multiline string:

String regex = \"\\\\s*/\\\\*.*\\\\*/\";
String testWorks = \" /** this should be replaced **/ j         


        

Answer 1

The meta character . matches any character other than newline. That is why your regex does not work for multi line case.

To fix this replace . with [\d\D] that matches any character including newline.

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