Paddy
Reputation: 33857
Regex - match a string, but only where the next word is not 'x'
If I have this string:
"The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. What a nice brown fox that is."
What regex would I use to match the text 'brown fox' but not where the following word is 'that', i.e. (matches in italic):
"The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. What a nice brown fox that is."
Upvotes: 6
Views: 1642
Answers (1)
Heinzi
Reputation: 172270
You need a zero-width negative lookahead assertion, i.e.,
brown fox(?! that)
Upvotes: 12
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