Create a javascript regular expression for matching everything except for the given string. 

jonschlinkert

regex-not

  "description": "Create a regex to match every except for the given string.",

  "description": "Create a javascript regular expression for matching everything except for the given string.",

  "homepage": "https://github.com/jonschlinkert/regex-not",

  "author": "Jon Schlinkert (https://github.com/jonschlinkert)",

  "repository": "jonschlinkert/regex-not",

    "url": "https://github.com/jonschlinkert/regex-not/issues"

# regex-not [![NPM version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/regex-not.svg?style=flat)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/regex-not) [![NPM downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/regex-not.svg?style=flat)](https://npmjs.org/package/regex-not) [![Build Status](https://img.shields.io/travis/jonschlinkert/regex-not.svg?style=flat)](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/regex-not)

> Create a regex to match every except for the given string.

> Create a javascript regular expression for matching everything except for the given string.

Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):

The main export is a function that takes a string an options object.

By default, the returned regex is for strictly (not) matching the exact given pattern (in other words, "match this string if it dot NOT _exactly equal_ `foo`"):

By default, the returned regex is for strictly (not) matching the exact given pattern (in other words, "match this string if it does NOT _exactly equal_ `foo`"):

console.log(re.test('foo'));     //=> false

console.log(re.test('bar'));     //=> true

console.log(re.test('foobar'));  //=> true

console.log(re.test('barfoo'));  //=> true

Get a string, so you can create your own regex:

You can relax strict matching by setting `options.contains` to true (in other words, "match this string if it does NOT _contain_ `foo`"):

console.log(re.test('foo', {contains: true}));     //=> false

console.log(re.test('bar', {contains: true}));     //=> true

console.log(re.test('foobar', {contains: true}));  //=> false

console.log(re.test('barfoo', {contains: true}));  //=> false

* [regex-cache](https://www.npmjs.com/package/regex-cache): Memoize the results of a call to the RegExp constructor, avoiding repetitious runtime compilation of… [more](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/regex-cache) | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/regex-cache "Memoize the results of a call to the RegExp constructor, avoiding repetitious runtime compilation of the same string and options, resulting in suprising performance improvements.")

* [to-regex](https://www.npmjs.com/package/to-regex): Generate a regex from a string or array of strings. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/to-regex "Generate a regex from a string or array of strings.")

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).

Please read the [contributing guide](.github/contributing.md) for avice on opening issues, pull requests, and coding standards.

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Released under the [MIT license](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/regex-not/blob/master/LICENSE).

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