Javascript regex hangs (using v8)

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Published on 2010-03-09T09:25:46Z Indexed on 2010/03/09 9:36 UTC
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Im using this regex to get the contents of a tag in a file.

var regex = new RegExp("<tag:main>((?:.|\\s)*)</tag:main>");

This causes the v8 engine to hang indefinitely.

Now, if I use new RegExp("<tag:main>([\s\S]*)</tag:main>"), all is good.

Anyone have an idea why the first one takes too long?

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