14 lines
471 B
JavaScript
14 lines
471 B
JavaScript
/**
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* Escape a given input string, prefacing special characters with backslashes for use in a regular expression
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* @param {string} string The un-escaped input string
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* @returns {string} The escaped string, suitable for use in regular expression
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*/
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export function escape(string) {
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return string.replace(/[-\/\\^$*+?.()|[\]{}]/g, '\\$&');
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}
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// Define properties on the RegExp environment
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Object.defineProperties(RegExp, {
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escape: {value: escape}
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});
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