# File lib/treetop/compiler/metagrammar.rb, line 2449
      def _nt_anything_symbol
        start_index = index
        if node_cache[:anything_symbol].has_key?(index)
          cached = node_cache[:anything_symbol][index]
          @index = cached.interval.end if cached
          return cached
        end

        if input.index('.', index) == index
          r0 = instantiate_node(AnythingSymbol,input, index...(index + 1))
          @index += 1
        else
          terminal_parse_failure('.')
          r0 = nil
        end

        node_cache[:anything_symbol][start_index] = r0

        return r0
      end