From: jamin.hanson@googlemail.com   
      
   > /This/ actually worked for me (one character change):   
   >   
   > [/][*]([^*]|[*]+[^/])*[*]+[/]   
      
   Your modified regex produces the following state machine:   
      
   State: 0   
     [/] -> 1   
      
   State: 1   
     [*] -> 2   
      
   State: 2   
     [^*] -> 2   
     [*] -> 3   
      
   State: 3   
     [^*/] -> 2   
     [*] -> 4   
     [/] -> 5   
      
   State: 4   
     [^*/] -> 2   
     [*] -> 4   
     [/] -> 6   
      
   State: 5   
     END STATE   
      
   State: 6   
     END STATE   
     [^*] -> 2   
     [*] -> 3   
      
   Which will match   
      
   /***/a*/   
      
   in its entirety, when if should only match   
      
   /***/   
      
   Regards,   
      
   Ben   
   [Doesn't that depend on whether you interpret the END STATE in state 6 to stop   
   even   
   if there's more input? -John]   
      
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