[SOLVED] Two tags, gotta match them separately

[Daedalian]

Hello! I've got a small problem with regex.

 

I have a text with some code listings, with structure like this:

 

Bla bla bla lorem ipsum dolore sit amet. Bla bla bla lorem ipsum dolore sit amet. 

<code> lots of 

multilined

code</code>

Bla bla bla.

<code> lots of 

another

multilined

code</code>

 

I want to match both <code>'s. I do this way: /\<code\>.*\<\/code\>/s. It works, but it matches:

 

<code> lots of 

multilined

code</code>

Bla bla bla.

<code> lots of 

another

multilined

code</code>

 

While I want it to match:

<code> lots of 

multilined

code</code>

and

<code> lots of 

another

multilined

code</code>

 

Possibly this is somehow related to greedyness? I tried everything though, no success

Thanks in advance!

[rhodesa]

to stop the greedness, add a ? after the *...like so:

 

/\<code\>.*?\<\/code\>/s

[Daedalian]

That was the fastest reply on forums I saw in my life.

 

It worked. Thank you!

[rhodesa]

it's nice to know that being quick is sometimes a good thing