diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/regexp/EscapingChars.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/regexp/EscapingChars.java
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--- a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/regexp/EscapingChars.java
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-package com.baeldung.regexp;
-
-import java.util.regex.Matcher;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
-
-public class EscapingChars {
-    public boolean isMatching(String input, String pattern) {
-        return input.matches(pattern);
-    }
-
-    public int splitAndCountWords(String input, String pattern) {
-        return input.split(pattern).length;
-    }
-
-    public int splitAndCountWordsUsingQuoteMethod(String input, String pattern) {
-        return input.split(Pattern.quote(pattern)).length;
-    }
-
-    public String changeCurrencySymbol(String input, String pattern,
-            String correctStr) {
-        Pattern p = Pattern.compile(pattern);
-        Matcher m = p.matcher(input);
-        return m.replaceAll(correctStr);
-    }
-}