escapeRegex

• This is a utility function that escapes special characters in a string, making it safe to use in regular expressions.

Features

• The escapeRegex utility function ensures that special characters in a string are properly escaped.
• It replaces characters like -, [, ], {, }, (, ), *, +, ?, ., ,, \, ^, $, |, and # with their escaped versions to prevent unintended behavior in regular expressions.

Types

export const escapeRegex: (value: string) => string;

Example

const safeString = escapeRegex('hello. (world)*');
console.log(safeString); // Output: hello\. \(world\)\*

const regex = new RegExp(safeString);
console.log(regex.test('hello. (world)*')); // Output: true