 character class the only meta-characters are:</P>

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<TD width=8%>\</TD>
<TD width=92%>general escape character</TD>
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<TD width=8%>^</TD>
<TD width=92%>negate the class, but only if the first character</TD>
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<TD width=8%>-</TD>
<TD width=92%>indicates character range</TD>
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<TD width=8%>]</TD>
<TD width=92%>terminates the character class</TD>
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