Exclude regular expression in file search

Question

I would like to search in my eclipse project all files where the expression "BLABLA" isn't in those files.

Examples:

File1 : text + blabla
File2 : text without blabla
File3 : text without blabla
File4 : text + blabla

I would like to return File 2 and 3.

Thx a lot

What does `^(?s)(?!.*blabla)` return you? (Or `\A(?s)(?!.*blabla)`). And i assume `blabla` doesn't contain any regex special character? — Robin, Apr 07 '14 at 09:05
Thx for your response. But it return me nothing. Blabla is just a basic word without any spaces — stix, Apr 07 '14 at 09:18
@Robin, Please post that as an answer and expand a bit to resolve this question. Thank you. — sshashank124, Apr 07 '14 at 09:22
@sshashank124: I would have if it were working but I'm not actually sure negative look ahead are supported in eclipse, hence the comment answer. Maxxy: you are using eclipse default search, right? — Robin, Apr 07 '14 at 09:26

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:49

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You can use group negation for this. Use (?s)\A(?!.*?blabla).?. Refer this answer for more details. Check point no 4 in the question.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:49

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answered Apr 07 '14 at 09:25

Chandrayya G K

Thx your very much, this is perfect. So nice to know that feature :). – stix Apr 07 '14 at 09:51

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