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@std/regexp@1.0.1
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Publisheda year ago (1.0.1)

Utilities for working with RegExp

function escape
escape(str: string): string

Escapes arbitrary text for interpolation into a regexp, such that it will match exactly that text and nothing else.

Examples

Usage

import { escape } from "@std/regexp/escape";
import { assertEquals, assertMatch, assertNotMatch } from "@std/assert";

const re = new RegExp(`^${escape(".")}$`, "u");

assertEquals("^\\.$", re.source);
assertMatch(".", re);
assertNotMatch("a", re);

Parameters

str: string

The string to escape.

Return Type

The escaped string.

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Add Package

deno add jsr:@std/regexp

Import symbol

import { escape } from "@std/regexp/escape";
or

Import directly with a jsr specifier

import { escape } from "jsr:@std/regexp/escape";

Add Package

pnpm i jsr:@std/regexp
or (using pnpm 10.8 or older)
pnpm dlx jsr add @std/regexp

Import symbol

import { escape } from "@std/regexp/escape";

Add Package

yarn add jsr:@std/regexp
or (using Yarn 4.8 or older)
yarn dlx jsr add @std/regexp

Import symbol

import { escape } from "@std/regexp/escape";

Add Package

vlt install jsr:@std/regexp

Import symbol

import { escape } from "@std/regexp/escape";

Add Package

npx jsr add @std/regexp

Import symbol

import { escape } from "@std/regexp/escape";

Add Package

bunx jsr add @std/regexp

Import symbol

import { escape } from "@std/regexp/escape";