linkElement.appendChild(classNameElement);
            return linkElement;
        }

        //this if is a bit cheesy but 1-letter classname surely means a generic type and the warning will be useless
        if (className.length() > 1) {
            listener.warning(String.format("Could not generate link for unknown class '%s'", className));
        }

    // > - the asterisk or star *,
    // > - the plus sign +,
    // > - the opening parenthesis (,
    // > - the closing parenthesis ),
    // > - and the opening square bracket [,
    // > - the opening curly brace {,
    // > These special characters are often called "metacharacters".
    [
        /[\\$.|*+(){^]/g,
        match => `\\${match}`
    ],

    [