"Axel Dahmen" <NO_SPAM@NoOneKnows.invalid> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I want a regular expression to be any word character except "1".
> Unfortunately I can't think of a pattern to use. Although it could be
> /[a-zA-Z_02-9]/ I guess there must be a Unicode-proof version using /\w/.
> Anyone?
>
> Your help is quite appreciated.
>
> Best regards,
> Axel Dahmen
>
>

"Kevin Spencer" <kevin@DIESPAMMERSDIEtakempis.com> wrote in message
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> > I want a regular expression to be any word character except "1".
>
> [^\W1]
>
> This uses a double-negative. It means "Don't match any character in the
> list: non-word characters, and the digit "1". Essentially, this mean that
> any word character matches, because it is not a non-word character, but
> nothing else does, because it *is* a non-word character, and that even
> though the digit "1" is a word character, it doesn't match explicitly.
>
> --
> HTH,
>
> Kevin Spencer
> Microsoft MVP
> .Net Developer
> We got a sick zebra a hat,
> you ultimate tuna.
>
>
> "Axel Dahmen" <NO_SPAM@NoOneKnows.invalid> wrote in message
> news:ulNYhHlLGHA.532@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I want a regular expression to be any word character except "1".
> > Unfortunately I can't think of a pattern to use. Although it could be
> > /[a-zA-Z_02-9]/ I guess there must be a Unicode-proof version using
/\w/.
> > Anyone?
> >
> > Your help is quite appreciated.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Axel Dahmen
> >
> >
>
>