private String multiLineCommentFilter(String line) {
        if (line == null || line.equals("")) {
            return "";
        }
        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
        int index;
        //First, check for the end of a multi-line comment.
        if (inMultiLineComment && (index = line.indexOf("*/")) > -1 && !isInsideString(line,index)) {
            inMultiLineComment = false;
            buf.append(line.substring(0,index));
            buf.append("*/").append(commentEnd);
            if (line.length() > index+2) {
                buf.append(inlineCommentFilter(line.substring(index+2)));
            }
            return buf.toString();
        }
        //If there was no end detected and we're currently in a multi-line
        //comment, we don't want to do anymore work, so return line.
        else if (inMultiLineComment) {
            return line;
        }
        //We're not currently in a comment, so check to see if the start
        //of a multi-line comment is in this line.
        else if ((index = line.indexOf("/*")) > -1 && !isInsideString(line,index)) {
            inMultiLineComment = true;
            //Return result of other filters + everything after the start
            //of the multiline comment. We need to pass the through the
            //to the multiLineComment filter again in case the comment ends
            //on the same line.
            buf.append(inlineCommentFilter(line.substring(0,index)));
            buf.append(commentStart).append("/*");
            buf.append(multiLineCommentFilter(line.substring(index+2)));
            return buf.toString();
        }
        //Otherwise, no useful multi-line comment information was found so
        //pass the line down to the next filter for processesing.
        else {
            return inlineCommentFilter(line);
        }
    }