1) using the c# regex
i currently have the following regex
^(abc|def)$
it returns true if the word is "abc" or "def" what i need is for it to match anything but those two words, including strings that contain those words. i currently do it like this
Regex rgx = new Regex("^(abc|def)$");
if(!rgx.IsMatch(somestring)){
// do stuff
}
what i want is a regex where i don't have to use the ! operator. so i need something like (see the ! operator in new regex, but it doesn't work.)
Regex rgx = new Regex("^(!(abc|def))$");
if(rgx.IsMatch(somestring)){
// do stuff
}
expected results for somestring
blah --> true
abc blah --> true
abc --> false
def --> false
blah def --> true
Hope this makes sense.. thanks in advance.
and just to clarify, i'm not trying to find the word in a string, i want to compare the whole string to the regex... hence the ^()$
as far as why not just use !rgx.IsMatch, let's just say i'm simply trying to see if it's possible with regex