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When an alternation contains multiple alternatives that consist of a single character, it can be rewritten as a character class. This should be preferred because it is more efficient and can even help prevent stack overflows when used inside a repetition (see rule S5998 ).
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== Noncompliant Code Example
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Pattern.compile("a|b|c"); // Noncompliant
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== Compliant Solution
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Pattern.compile("[abc]");
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// or
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Pattern.compile("[a-c]");
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