How can I find special characters in a string

Hi,
I have a small task where I have to find special characters in a given string, Can anyone suggest.......................

What is your definition of a "special character", could you be a bit more specific?
Do you simply want to find the position of a specific character in the string?
Can it occur more than once and you want to find all occurences?
What should happen if the special character does not exist?
For programming purposes, all 256 possible 8 bit characters (x00-xFF) can be treated the same. Non-printing characters can be entered in \-codes or hex display if needed.
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