Code to Check for Special Characters \/:*?" | in the given String

Hi All,
I need a java code to verify if the given string contains the Special Characters like \/:*?"<>|
thanks
krishnaveni

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/regex/Pattern.html
bye
TPD

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