Module core/regexp
RegExp.escape (str)
Accepts a string; returns the string with regex metacharacters escaped. the returned string can safely be used within a regex to match a literal string. escaped characters are [, ], {, }, (, ), -, *, +, ?, ., , ^, $, |, #, [comma], and whitespace.
Parameters
| String | str | the string to escape |
Returns
| String | the escaped string |
