oxjs/source/Ox/js/RegExp.js

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/*@
Ox.escapeRegExp <f> Escapes a string for use in a regular expression
(str) -> <r> Escaped string
str <s> String
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> Ox.escapeRegExp('foo.com/bar?baz')
'foo\\.com\\/bar\\?baz'
> new RegExp(Ox.escapeRegExp('foo.com/bar?baz')).test('foo.com/bar?baz')
true
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@*/
// see https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions
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Ox.escapeRegExp = function(string) {
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return (string + '').replace(/([\/\\\^\$\*\+\?\.\-\|\(\)\{\}\[\]])/g, '\\$1');
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};