Regexp match strickly html comment string

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I'am trying to use regexp to strip all html comments from .html file. As we know html comments format are  I've create such regexp

//gs

It works, but if there is more than one comment block in file, it strips no one to another block, but all from first  F.e.

some html tags
<!-- some comments 1 -->
some html tags 2
<!-- some comments 2-->

It strips entire

<!-- some comments 1 -->
some html tags 2
<!-- some comments 2-->

I'am code with ActionScript language. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks!

you need .+? for this, not .*

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2012-07-04 13:08:12 +00:00
Commented Jul 4, 2012 at 13:08 — gaussblurinc
– gaussblurinc, Commented Jul 4, 2012 at 13:08

burning_LEGION · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-04 13:08:40Z

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use this regex //gs

answered Jul 4, 2012 at 13:08

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yPhil Over a year ago

This won't match multi-lines comments.

aspidistra · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-04 13:22:09Z

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Use the question mark to make the asterisk lazy:

/<!--.*?-->/gs

answered Jul 4, 2012 at 13:22

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igorGIS Over a year ago

Thanks! It works right now! Can you explain please what this question mark do for this regexp?

aspidistra Over a year ago

The question mark makes the asterisk character lazy. As in "do as little work as possible before stopping".

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