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groovy inverse regex operator?
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inverse-regex-operator.groovy
// as expected:
println ("string" ==~ "str.*")
// => true
// compiles, but not as expected:
println ("string" !=~ "str.*")
// => true
// does not compile:
//println ("string" !==~ "str.*")
// this is the solution:
println (! ("string" ==~ "^str.*"))
// => true
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