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These will be left\nalone and skipped. \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object) \\\u003e CharsToIgnore \n\nImplements\n----------\n\n[IMessage](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IMessage-1.html)[CharsToIgnore](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/latest/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.CharsToIgnore), [IEquatable](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.iequatable-1)[CharsToIgnore](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/latest/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.CharsToIgnore), [IDeepCloneable](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IDeepCloneable-1.html)[CharsToIgnore](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/latest/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.CharsToIgnore), [IBufferMessage](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IBufferMessage.html), [IMessage](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IMessage.html) \n\nInherited Members\n-----------------\n\n[object.GetHashCode()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.gethashcode) \n[object.GetType()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.gettype) \n[object.ToString()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.tostring)\n\nNamespace\n---------\n\n[Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/latest/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2)\n\nAssembly\n--------\n\nGoogle.Cloud.Dlp.V2.dll\n\nConstructors\n------------\n\n### CharsToIgnore()\n\n public CharsToIgnore()\n\n### CharsToIgnore(CharsToIgnore)\n\n public CharsToIgnore(CharsToIgnore other)\n\nProperties\n----------\n\n### CharactersCase\n\n public CharsToIgnore.CharactersOneofCase CharactersCase { get; }\n\n### CharactersToSkip\n\n public string CharactersToSkip { get; set; }\n\nCharacters to not transform when masking.\n\n### CommonCharactersToIgnore\n\n public CharsToIgnore.Types.CommonCharsToIgnore CommonCharactersToIgnore { get; set; }\n\nCommon characters to not transform when masking. Useful to avoid removing\npunctuation.\n\n### HasCharactersToSkip\n\n public bool HasCharactersToSkip { get; }\n\nGets whether the \"characters_to_skip\" field is set\n\n### HasCommonCharactersToIgnore\n\n public bool HasCommonCharactersToIgnore { get; }\n\nGets whether the \"common_characters_to_ignore\" field is set"]]