require 'coderay' c_scanner = CodeRay::Scanners[:c].new "if (*p == '{') nest++;" for text, kind in c_scanner print text if kind == :operator end puts ruby_scanner = CodeRay::Scanners[:ruby].new %q puts ruby_scanner.any? { |text, kind| kind == :string and text == :open} puts ruby_scanner.find { |text, kind| kind == :regexp } puts ruby_scanner.map { |text, kind| text if kind != :space }.compact.join(' ')