Re: negative regex without !~

This should do it:

  /^(?!.*$pattern)/;
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If the string can include newlines there are a couple of ways to replace the '.' without changing the meaning of $pattern:

  /^(?!.*(?-s:$pattern))/s;
  /^(?![\d\D]*$pattern)/;
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Re^2: negative regex without !~ by mbr (Sexton) on Jul 22, 2004 at 17:37 UTC
That is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.	[reply]