regex - Regexp: is it possible to search for string 'string' but not 'string({' -
i trying find out occurences of concrete word (method call deprecated api) in files in directory. need regexp find such occurences not contain updated call (new api). can me please? example: deprecated api: method(a,b,c) new api: method({a:a, b:b, c:c}) the regexp should find files containing 'method' not 'method({'. thank you. i'd proper way use negative look-ahead operator, ?! /method(?!\(\{)/ the above states, "any occurence of method not followed ({ " it meets requirements better suggested /method([^{]/ latter not match string end (i.e. abc abc method ) , doesn't handle combination of 2 characters ({ requested well.