From: "Jan E." Date: 2013-02-04T19:36:07+09:00 Subject: Re: Character classes use in Ruby Hi, aren't those names self-explanatory? alnum = alphanumeric = a letter of any alphabet or a digit (a, Щ, 1, ...) space = spaces, tabs, newlines, ... xdigit = hexadecimal digit (a-zA-Z0-9) etc. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.