using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.IO; using System.Linq; using System.Text.RegularExpressions; public class Test { public static void Main() { var pattern = "a[^b]+b|^[^b]+b"; var result = Regex.Match("123412a123b", pattern, RegexOptions.RightToLeft); if (result.Success) Console.WriteLine(result.Value); } }