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Escape RegExp snippet javascript
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frog-blue-flower 2020-09-15T16:28:04+03:00

Escapes a string to use in a regular expression.

  • Use String.prototype.replace() to escape special characters.
const escapeRegExp = str => str.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
escapeRegExp('(test)'); // \\(test\\)