How to match a string which is not in the list?

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July 31st, 2011, 07:06 PM

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Other - How to match a string which is not in the list?

I use the following to match a html tag, 'img' or 'a',

"/(<)([\/]?)([img|a][^>]*)(>)/"

[img|a] gives the string either 'img' or 'a'.

But, how to match a tag which is NOT either 'img' or 'a'?

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July 31st, 2011, 08:39 PM

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No, actually, your regex matches any HTML tag that begins with an A, G, I, or M. Such as <a> and <i> and <img> and <map> and <meta>...

Code:

/<\/?(?!a|img)[^>]*>/

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