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# Understanding the ActiveMQ Wildcard Syntax
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ActiveMQ uses a specific syntax for representing wildcards in security
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settings, address settings and when creating consumers.
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The syntax is similar to that used by [AMQP](http://www.amqp.org).
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An ActiveMQ wildcard expression contains words delimited by the character
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'`.`' (full stop).
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The special characters '`#`' and '`*`' also have special meaning and can
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take the place of a word.
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The character '`#`' means 'match any sequence of zero or more words'.
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The character '`*`' means 'match a single word'.
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So the wildcard 'news.europe.\#' would match 'news.europe',
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'news.europe.sport', 'news.europe.politics', and
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'news.europe.politics.regional' but would not match 'news.usa',
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'news.usa.sport' nor 'entertainment'.
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The wildcard 'news.\*' would match 'news.europe', but not
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'news.europe.sport'.
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The wildcard 'news.\*.sport' would match 'news.europe.sport' and also
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'news.usa.sport', but not 'news.europe.politics'.
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