# Re: Regex with multiple returns

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-regex-with-multiple-returns/74128>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 21, 2005, 6:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-regex-with-multiple-returns/74128 "2005-12-21T06:23:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dasch)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2005, 6:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-regex-with-multiple-returns/74128/1 "2005-12-21T06:23:22Z")

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“boringstuff(returnthisplease)notthis(butthis)dontwantthis(butIdowantthi  
snomatterhowmanyparenthiesisthereare)”.scan(/(([^)]\*))/)

```
==>[["returnthisplease"], ["butthis"],

```

[“butIdowantthisnomatterhowmanyparenthiesisthereare”]]

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