Index[SYMBOL] [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] & (ampersand), invoking commands with * (asterisk) quantifier in regular expressions wildcard character ^ (caret), special character in regular expressions 2nd 3rd { } (curly braces), quantifier in regular expressions $ (dollar sign) identifying variables with 2nd special character in regular expressions 2nd 3rd : : (double colon) for static methods/properties 2nd = (equals sign) assignment operator ' (escape character) ' (grave accent character) - (hyphen character), defining ranges using ( ) (parentheses) grouping regular expressions using to nest quotation marks . (period), special character in regular expressions + (plus sign), quantifier in regular expressions # (pound) symbol for comments ? (question mark) quantifier in regular expressions wildcard character [ ] (square brackets) wildcard characters .NET Framework references | (vertical bar) specifying alternates in regular expressions / = compound assignment operator - = compound assignment operator |