regexp problem

["Gauthier, Dave" <dave.gauthier@xxxxxxxxx>]

I want to include '[', ']', and '.' in a list of permitted chars in a regexp.  This doesn's seem to work...

 

 

select 'abc.def[0]' ~ E'^[a-zA-Z0-9_\.\[\]]+$';

?collum?

--------

f

(1 row)

 

Help!