From: DrDiettrich1@netscape.net   
      
   Am 11.03.2018 um 21:52 schrieb Ben Hanson:   
   >> /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   
      
   I'm just curious about the notation.   
   What happens if neither pattern matches?   
   What's the purpose of [^*] in state 2, as opposed to state 1?   
      
   DoDi   
      
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