Match pattern only starting or ending with with non-alpha numeric or space

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Trying this now for a while and I have lost my knowledge...

How can I match any string pattern "OOC"? Starting or ending with a space or non-alphanumerical charachter?

no match | asdOOCasd
no match | asdasdOOC
no match | OOCasdasd
match    | asd OOC asd
match    | asd-OOC-asd
match    | (OOC)
match    | -OOC- 
match2x  | asd OOC asd OOC asd

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Ankit · Accepted Answer · 2020-09-04T13:46:41.317

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Use this:

[^a-zA-Z\d](OOC)[^a-zA-Z\d]

^ - Negates everything inside square brackets, so it matches non numeric characters and non letters.
a-zA-Z - Matches all the letters.
\d - Numeric class.

edited Sep 04 '20 at 13:46

answered Sep 04 '20 at 13:36

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I actually had this exactly, except for the parentheses... thanks! – WG- Sep 04 '20 at 15:25
You're welcome! – Ankit Sep 04 '20 at 15:28

Match pattern only starting or ending with with non-alpha numeric or space

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