Top "Regex-negation" questions

Regex-negation is an operation performed on a character class that complements its pattern.

python-re: How do I match an alpha character

How can I match an alpha character with a regular expression. I want a character that is in \w but …

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how to negate any regular expression in Java

I have a regular expression which I want to negate, e.g. /(.{0,4}) which String.matches returns the following "/1234" true "/12" true "/" …

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Regex: match pattern as long as it's not in the beginning

Assume the following strings: aaa bbb ccc bbb aaa ccc I want to match aaa as long as it is …

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How do I write a regular expression that excludes rather than matches, e.g., not (this|string)?

I am stumped trying to create an Emacs regular-expression that excludes groups. [^] excludes individual characters in a set, but I …

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Regex to match . (periods marking end of sentences) but not Mr. (as in Mr. Hopkins)

I'm trying to parse a text file into sentences ending in periods, but names like Mr. Hopkins are throwing false …

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Regex help NOT a-z or 0-9

I need a regex to find all chars that are NOT a-z or 0-9 I don't know the syntax for …

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Regex to match string not ending with pattern

I try to find a regex that matches the string only if the string does not end with at least …

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Regex match string that ends with number

What is a regex to match a string that ends with a number for example "c1234" - match "c12" - …

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How to replace all BUT the first occurrence of a pattern in string

quick question: my pattern is an svg string and it looks like l 5 0 l 0 10 l -5 0 l 0 -10 To do …

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Regex to restrict UPPERCASE only

I am stil struggling with understanding how Regex works exactly. I am getting usernames and they are in this format: …

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