How to match string in regex until a space is encounter?

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I have a piece of text that I need to match anything between <latex and </latex> but not the text and an equivalent quantity of

Which given has the same divisor of &lt;latex&gt;5&lt;/latex&gt; and an equivalent quantity of &lt;latex&gt;(5 + 2) \div 5&lt;/latex&gt;?

I've tried with the regex \&lt\;(latex).+(latex)\&gt\;([^\s]) but it doesn't stop until the last </latex>in the line.

Quantifiers are greedy by default, this means that `.+` will take the largest possible substring. If available in your regex flavor, you need to use a non-greedy quantifier to get the smallest possible substring: `.+?` — Casimir et Hippolyte, Jul 19 '17 at 23:47
If not available, you need to play with groups, character classes and alternations to describe what is allowed until `</latex>` — Casimir et Hippolyte, Jul 19 '17 at 23:51

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 19 '17 at 23:49

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You need to use a non-greedy match

\&lt\;(latex).+?(latex)\&gt\;

answered Jul 19 '17 at 23:49

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