RegEx: Exclude comments on seaching ?

[sergeant]

Hello,

may I ask the experts for help on following RegEx problem:

I want to search something in a C++ file, but all comment
lines should be ignored while searching.

Code: Select all

//Test.c
   /* Test progam */
void main(void)
{
  int iTest;
  ...  

Searching this code for Test should only found the line int iTest;
The starting chars // or /* of the comment may start at pos. 1,2
but it's also possible that they are preceded by spaces and/or
tabs.

Any idea, how to achive this?

Thanks for any hint!

Regards
Juergen

[s_reynisson]

I think your problem might fall under the "line containing one word but not the other" problem... to which we found no solution.
Of course I still hope to be proven wrong
Good luck!