Escape RegExp
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\\)
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