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JavaScript: Escape a string to use in a regular expression

JavaScript fundamental (ES6 Syntax): Exercise-239 with Solution

Write a JavaScript program to escape a string to use in a regular expression.

  • Use String.prototype.replace() to escape special characters.

Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

//#Source https://bit.ly/2neWfJ2 
const escapeRegExp = str => str.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
console.log(escapeRegExp('(test)'));

Sample Output:

\(test\)

Flowchart:

flowchart: Escape a string to use in a regular expression.

Live Demo:

See the Pen javascript-basic-exercise-239-1 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.


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