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How to match a string not containing a substring using RegEx in PHP

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// ^: Matches the beginning of the string
// (?!notype): asserts that the current position in the string is not followed by the 
//             substring "notype"
// .: Matches any single character (except newline characters)
// *: Matches the preceding group (((?!notype).)) zero or more times
// $: Matches the end of the string

function stringNotContainingSubstring($pattern, $text) {
    return preg_match($pattern, $text) === 1;
}

$pattern = "/^((?!notype).)*$/i";

echo stringNotContainingSubstring($pattern, " notype") ? "true\n" : "false\n";
echo stringNotContainingSubstring($pattern, "notype ") ? "true\n" : "false\n";
echo stringNotContainingSubstring($pattern, "notypevar") ? "true\n" : "false\n";
echo stringNotContainingSubstring($pattern, "anotypevar") ? "true\n" : "false\n";
echo stringNotContainingSubstring($pattern, "anotype") ? "true\n" : "false\n";
echo stringNotContainingSubstring($pattern, "The only approval you need is your own") ? "true\n" : "false\n";
echo stringNotContainingSubstring($pattern, "Follow your dreams") ? "true\n" : "false\n";
echo stringNotContainingSubstring($pattern, "Never regret anything that made you smile") ? "true\n" : "false\n";
echo stringNotContainingSubstring($pattern, "A programming language") ? "true\n" : "false\n";



/*
run:

false
false
false
false
false
true
true
true
true

*/

 



answered Feb 28, 2025 by avibootz
edited Feb 28, 2025 by avibootz

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