Reverse regex for mink "the url should match"

Question

how can i reverse a query like this.

the url should match ".*window\.open.*"

I would have a scenario like...

the url should not match ".*window\.open.*"

How can i reverse the regexp?

Tried something like

".*[^window\.open].*"
"[^(window\.open)].*"
"[^window\.open].*"

Nothing works ;(

Couldnt you just test the match and negate the result? I mean, if the regexp matches, it obviously does not satisfy your second scenario. — Martin Vézina, Oct 31 '13 at 15:11

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 31 '13 at 15:36

I am not aware of mink but you can use negative look-ahead if its regex engine supports it.

/^(?!.*window\.open).*/

Note I would have preferred inverting match rather than inverting regex. Most of the language support inverting feature.

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