public static string ExpandCharClass(string charClass) { var regexParser = new RegexParser(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture); regexParser.SetPattern(charClass); var regexCharClass = regexParser.ScanCharClass(false); int count = regexCharClass.RangeCount(); List <string> ranges = new List <string>(); // range 0 can be skipped for (int i = 1; i < count; i++) { var range = regexCharClass.GetRangeAt(i); ranges.Add(ExpandRange(range)); } return(String.Concat(ranges)); }