30-seconds-of-code/snippets/js/s/escape-reg-exp.md

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title	type	language	tags	cover	dateModified
Escape RegExp	snippet	javascript	string regexp	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\\)