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Extract a function's comment, useful to have multiline string
/*!
* Extract a function's comment, useful to have multiline string
* @link https://gist.github.com/lavoiesl/5880516
*
* Don't forget to use /*! to avoid the comment being removed in minification
*/
// Example:
// var myString = extractFuncCommentString(function(){/*!
// <p>
// foo bar
// </p>
// */});
function extractFuncCommentString(func) {
var matches = func.toString().match(/function\s*\(\)\s*\{\s*\/\*\!?\s*([\s\S]+?)\s*\*\/\s*\}/);
if (!matches) return false;
return matches[1];
}
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