It does, just not inside a character class. If you wanted to match something from one of several character classes using `|', you would do something like: ---------- [a-z]|[A-Z]|[...] ---------- But you can just spell out everything you want to match in a single character class, so I don't see that as particularly useful. On Fri, 6 Aug 2010 12:48:12 -0400, Homme, James wrote: > Hi, > I'm misusing the vertical bar. I thought it created an or condition. > > Jim > > Jim Homme, > Usability Services, > Phone: 412-544-1810. Skype: jim.homme > Internal recipients, Read my accessibility blog. Discuss accessibility here. > Accessibility Wiki: Breaking news and accessibility advice > > > -----Original Message----- > From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Bauer > Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 10:36 AM > To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Regular Expression Question: How To Search For Section Titles > > You're including `|' in your last character class, not matching uppercase > letters or lowercase letters or digits. This means something like `This is a > test|' will match, which, of course, is fine if that's what you're intending. > :) > > ---------- > ^[A-Z].+[A-Za-z0-9]$ > ---------- > > On Fri, 6 Aug 2010 09:42:55 -0400, Homme, James wrote: > > Hi, > > How would you construct a regular expression that looks for the first > > letter of any line in upper case followed by the rest of the line as long > > as it ends with a letter or number? Would it be something like this? > > ^[A-Z].*[A-Z|a-z|1-9]$ > > > > Thanks. > > > > Jim > > > > Jim Homme, > > Usability Services, > > Phone: 412-544-1810. Skype: jim.homme > > Internal recipients, Read my accessibility > > blog<http://mysites.highmark.com/personal/lidikki/Blog/default.aspx>. > > Discuss accessibility > > here<http://collaborate.highmark.com/COP/technical/accessibility/default.aspx>. > > Accessibility Wiki: Breaking news and accessibility > > advice<http://collaborate.highmark.com/COP/technical/accessibility/Accessibility%20Wiki/Forms/AllPages.aspx> > > > > > > ________________________________ > > This e-mail and any attachments to it are confidential and are intended > > solely for use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If > > you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender > > immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you > > must not keep, use, disclose, copy or distribute this e-mail without the > > author's prior permission. The views expressed in this e-mail message do > > not necessarily represent the views of Highmark Inc., its subsidiaries, or > > affiliates. > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind