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+#ifndef TEQUIVCHARS_H
+#define TEQUIVCHARS_H
+
+#include "tdelibs_export.h"
+
+#include <tqstring.h>
+
+/**
+ *  Class representing a mapping of each alphanumeric character to its "collating
+ *  equivalent" as defined by the Default Unicode Collation Entity Table (DUCET).
+ *  The mapping is limited to single-codepoint characters <= U+FFFF.
+ */
+class TDECORE_EXPORT TEquivChars
+{
+public:
+  TEquivChars();
+  ~TEquivChars();
+
+  /**
+      @return copy of @param inputString modified such that each alphanumeric
+      character is replaced with it's collating character equivalent. If the
+      value @param isRegex is true, the input string is treated as a regular
+      expression and the alphabetical characters inside Posix bracket [::]
+      expressions are left as-is 
+   */
+  TQString replaceChars( const TQString &inputString, bool isRegex = false );
+
+
+private:
+
+  class TEquivChars_Private *p;
+};
+
+#endif // TEQUIVCHARS_H