2012-05-19 06:36:02 +00:00
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/*@
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Ox.escapeRegExp <f> Escapes a string for use in a regular expression
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(str) -> <r> Escaped string
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str <s> String
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2012-05-27 16:41:14 +00:00
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> Ox.escapeRegExp('foo.com/bar?baz')
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'foo\\.com\\/bar\\?baz'
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2012-05-29 10:59:41 +00:00
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> new RegExp(Ox.escapeRegExp('/\\^$*+?.-|(){}[]')).test('/\\^$*+?.-|(){}[]')
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2012-05-27 16:41:14 +00:00
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true
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2012-05-19 06:36:02 +00:00
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@*/
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// see https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions
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2012-05-25 12:32:17 +00:00
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Ox.escapeRegExp = function(string) {
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2014-08-19 08:19:59 +00:00
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return (string + '').replace(/([\/\\^$*+?.\-|(){}[\]])/g, '\\$1');
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2012-05-19 06:36:02 +00:00
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};
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