_.escapeRegExp

_.escapeRegExp([string=''])

source npm package

Escapes the RegExp special characters “^”, “$”, “”, “.”, “*”, “+”, “?”, “(“, “)”, “[“, “]”, “{“, “}”, and “|” in string.

Since

3.0.0

Arguments

  1. [string=''] (string): The string to escape.

Returns

(string): Returns the escaped string.

Example

_.escapeRegExp('[lodash](https://lodash.com/)');
// => '\[lodash\]\(https://lodash\.com/\)'