How to negate xpath query?

Question

I would like to do a negative xpath query like this:

$xpath->query(//a[DoesNotContain(@class,'some_class')]);

I know about this

$xpath->query(//a[contains(@class,'some_class')]);

possible duplicate of [How to use "not" in xpath?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1550981/how-to-use-not-in-xpath) — kenorb, Mar 17 '15 at 00:40

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 13 '11 at 01:28

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$xpath->query(//a[not(contains(@class, 'some_class'))]);

answered Sep 13 '11 at 01:28

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