escape-string-regexp

Name: sindresorhus/escape-string-regexp
Brand: sindresorhus/escape-string-regexp
SKU: project/sindresorhus/escape-string-regexp
Rating: 4.58 (436 reviews)

Escape RegExp special characters

Install

$ npm install escape-string-regexp

Usage

import escapeStringRegexp from '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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Escape String Regexp

escape-string-regexp

Install

Usage