/ this is a multiline regex / this /is a multiline regex too/ foo = /is also one/ also /4 is one/ this(/ too /) # this not 2 /4 asfsadf/ # this is also not one 0x4d /25 foo/ 42 and /this is also a multiline regex/ # And here some special string cases foo = % blah # comment here to ensure whitespace foo(% blah ) foo << % blah # stupid but has to work foo = % blah + % blub # wicked foo = %q wicked # works too