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JavaScript
function validarString (cadenaAnalizar) {
   for (var i = 0; i< cadenaAnalizar.length; i++) {
         var caracter = cadenaAnalizar.charAt(i);
         if( caracter == "ñ" || caracter == "Ñ") {
            alert("Caracter no permitido");
             return false;
          }  else {
             return true;
          }
    }
}
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