c# - Strip out C Style Multi-line Comments

Question

I have a C# string object that contains the code of a generic method, preceded by some standard C-Style multi-line comments.

I figured I could use System.Text.RegularExpressions to remove the comment block, but I can seem to be able to get it to work.

I tried:

code = Regex.Replace(code,@"/*.*?*/","");

Can I be pointed in the right direction?

Answer 1

You are using backslashes to escape * in the regex, but you also need to escape those backslashes in the C# string.

Thus, @"/*.*?*/" or "/\*.*?\*/"

Also, a comment should be replaced with a whitespace, not the empty string, unless you are sure about your input.