RegExp overview

This module provides utility functions for working with RegExp in TypeScript.

Added in v2.0.0

Table of contents

• utils
  • escape

utils

escape

Escapes special characters in a regular expression pattern.

Signature

export declare const escape: (string: string) => string

Example

import { RegExp } from "effect"

assert.deepStrictEqual(RegExp.escape("a*b"), "a\\*b")

Added in v2.0.0