Lodash _.escapeRegExp() Method

The _.escapeRegExp() method is used to escape the Regular Expression special characters “^”, “$”, “”, “.”, “*”, “+”, “?”, “(“, “)”, “[“, “]”, “{“, “}”, and “|” in string.

Syntax:

_.escapeRegExp([string=''])

Parameters: This method accepts single parameter as mentioned above and described below:

• string: This parameter holds the string to escape.

Return Value: This method returns the escaped string.

Example 1:

Javascript

const _ = require('lodash');

var str1 = _.escapeRegExp("/a/");
console.log(str1);

var str2 = _.escapeRegExp("\*?{}.");
console.log(str2);

Output:

"/a/"
"\\*\\?\\{\\}\\."

Example 2:

Javascript

const _ = require('lodash');

var str1 = _.escapeRegExp("/geeks/");
console.log(str1);

var str2 = _.escapeRegExp("/(?<geeks>.)(?<for>.)(?<geeks>.)/");
console.log(str2);

var str3 = _.escapeRegExp("\*?????{}.");
console.log(str3);

Output:

"/geeks/"
"/\\(\\?<geeks>\\.\\)\\(\\?<for>\\.\\)\\(\\?<geeks>\\.\\)/"
"\\*\\?\\?\\?\\?\\?\\{\\}\\."

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