escape-string-regexp (4.0.0)

Published 2026-02-24 13:56:07 +00:00 by atheaadmin

Installation

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npm install escape-string-regexp@4.0.0
"escape-string-regexp": "4.0.0"

About this package

escape-string-regexp Build Status

Escape RegExp special characters

Install

$ npm install escape-string-regexp

Usage

const escapeStringRegexp = require('escape-string-regexp');

const escapedString = escapeStringRegexp('How much $ for a 🦄?');
//=> 'How much \\$ for a 🦄\\?'

new RegExp(escapedString);

You can also use this to escape a string that is inserted into the middle of a regex, for example, into a character class.


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Dependencies

Development Dependencies

ID Version
ava ^1.4.1
tsd ^0.11.0
xo ^0.28.3

Keywords

escape regex regexp regular expression string special characters
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