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jQuery.escExpStr()

Categories: Utilities

jQuery.escExpStr( string, [ except ] )Returns: Array

Plugin: jQuery.string

Description: Escape an string for use as regular expression.

  • jQuery.escExpStr( string, [ except ] )

    version added: 1.0

    string   A string to escape.

    except   A string containing characters to except from escaping.

The jQuery.escExpStr() method escape reserved regular expression characters.

  • Escape all reserved regular expression characters.

    Code:
    var string = '[A-Z]*[()0-9]+';
    
    $.escExpStr( string );
    Results:
    \[A-Z\]\*\[\(\)0-9\]\+
  • Escape reserved regular expression characters, excepting []*+.

    Code:
    var string = '[A-Z]*[()0-9]+';
    
    $.escExpStr( string, '[]*+' );
    Results:
    [A-Z]*[\(\)0-9]+