Regex for a string that begins but does not end with the "

Question

Is it possible to write a regular expression that represents lines starting with "and do not end with " ?

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cookya Jun 01 '12 at 11:48

3 answers

There you go:

^".*[^"]$

^" starts with "
.* some chars (or none)
[^"]$ doesn't end with "

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dda Jun 01 '12 at 11:50

Here you go

^".*[^"]$

What regular expression engine are you using?

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buckley Jun 01 '12 at 11:51

codaddict · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-01T11:50:27+0000

You can use regex:

^".*[^"]$

Explanation:

^     Start of line anchor
"     A literal "
.*    Any junk
[^"]  Any non " character
$     End of line anchor