Regex bug: Starts w/ '^' but finding stuff NOT at start

[jeffy]

I have this NON-WORKING Java code.

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__TAB__public GLTRawIsListOfE(boolean b_elementsCopyable, String s_rgcName)  {
	/**
		<P>Create a new <CODE>GLTLOCharSequenceRoot</CODE>.</P>
		
		YYY

It's a constructor's signature line (nothing after the opening curly), and the top of the next function's JavaDoc (documentation) block. (I use signature lines from other classes for constructing functions sometimes.)

When searching for

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^[ \t]*(?:public|protected|private)?\s+\b\w+\b\s*\(

It should find

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__TAB__public GLTRawIsListOfE(

And it does. However, when searching in the up direction only, it also BUT ONLY SOMETIMES finds

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boolean b_elementsCopyable, String s_rgcName)  {
	/**
		<P>Create a new <CODE>GLTLOCharSequenceRoot</CODE>.</P>
		

Huh? The regex is anchored to line-start, so something is clearly wrong here. In anyone else seeing this?

[ben_josephs]

Yes, I am. And I can't see any rhyme or reason in when it happens.

[jeffy]

Good. Thanks ben_josephs. I reported it.