Regexp#quote() : quote() is a Regexp class method which escapes any characters that would have special meaning in a regular expression.
Syntax: Regexp.quote()
Parameter: Regexp values
Return: escapes any characters that would have special meaning in a regular expression.
Example #1 :
# Ruby code for Regexp.quote() method # declaring Regexp value reg_a = Regexp.quote('/a/')
# declaring Regexp value reg_c = Regexp.quote('\*?{}.')
# quote method puts "Regexp quote form : #{reg_a}\n\n"
puts "Regexp quote form : #{reg_c}\n\n"
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Output :
Regexp quote form : /a/
Regexp quote form : \\\*\?\{\}\.
Example #2 :
# Ruby code for Regexp.quote() method # declaring Regexp value reg_a = Regexp.quote('/geeks/')
# declaring Regexp value reg_b = Regexp.quote('/(?<geeks>.)(?<for>.)(?<geeks>.)/')
# declaring Regexp value reg_c = Regexp.quote('\*?????{}.')
# quote method puts "Regexp quote form : #{reg_a}\n\n"
puts "Regexp quote form : #{reg_b}\n\n"
puts "Regexp quote form : #{reg_c}\n\n"
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Output :
Regexp quote form : /geeks/
Regexp quote form : /\(\?\.\)\(\?\.\)\(\?\.\)/
Regexp quote form : \\\*\?\?\?\?\?\{\}\.