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escapeRegExp

Escapes a string to use in a regular expression.

Use String.replace() to escape special characters.

const escapeRegExp = str => str.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
escapeRegExp('(test)'); // \\(test\\)