return m.group(1);
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Strips comments from a line (everything after '#' character).
     * @param line the line to strip comments from
     * @return the line without comments
     */
    protected String stripComment(final String line) {
        final int commentIndex = line.indexOf('#');
        if (commentIndex != -1) {

# Run tests
mvn test

# Format code before committing
mvn formatter:format
mvn license:format
```

### Code Style

- Follow Java coding conventions
- Use proper JavaDoc comments for public APIs
- Include unit tests for new functionality
- Ensure all tests pass before submitting PR

## License

 * </p>
 * <ul>
 *   <li>Namespace awareness</li>
 *   <li>Coalescing</li>
 *   <li>Entity expansion</li>
 *   <li>Ignoring comments and whitespace</li>
 *   <li>Validation</li>
 *   <li>XInclude awareness</li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * <p>

    }

    /**
     * Returns whether comment tags are ignored during extraction.
     * @return true if comment tags are ignored, false otherwise.
     */
    public boolean isIgnoreCommentTag() {
        return ignoreCommentTag;
    }

    /**
     * Sets whether to ignore comment tags.
     * @param ignoreCommentTag true to ignore comment tags, false otherwise.
     */

                        for (final String name : metadata.names()) {
                            final String lowerName = name.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
                            if (lowerName.contains("comment") || lowerName.contains("text")) {
                                final String[] values = metadata.getValues(name);
                                if (values != null) {