Escape Regexp string function for nodejs
npm install escape-string-regexp-node> Escape RegExp special characters in Node.js
Written originally by sindresorhus (escape-string-regexp)
``
$ npm install escape-string-regexp-node
`ts
const escapeRegexp = require("escape-string-regexp-node");
// Typescript
import escapeRegexp from 'escape-string-regexp-node';
const escapedString = escapeRegexp('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
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