using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
string pattern = @"(me)(?!([^<]+)?>)";
string substitution = @"<span class='highlight'>$1</span>";
string input = @"I have ever been prone to seek adventure and to investigate and experiment where <span class='me'>wiser men</span> would have left well enough alone.";
RegexOptions options = RegexOptions.IgnoreCase;
Regex regex = new Regex(pattern, options);
string result = regex.Replace(input, substitution);
}
}
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for C#, please visit: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.text.regularexpressions.regex(v=vs.110).aspx