[api] Added utile.escapeRegExp

flatiron · Jun 26, 2012 · 5b03ef0 · 5b03ef0 · jfhbrook · Jun 26, 2012
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diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
@@ -254,6 +254,15 @@ utile.mixin = function (target) {
 //
 utile.capitalize = utile.inflect.camelize;
 
+//
+// ### function escapeRegExp (str)
+// #### @str {string} String to be escaped
+// Escape string for use in Javascript regex
+//
+utile.escapeRegExp = function (str) {
+  return str.replace(/[\-\[\]\/\{\}\(\)\*\+\?\.\\\^\$\|]/g, "\\$&");
+};
+
 //
 // ### function randomString (length)
 // #### @length {integer} The number of bits for the random base64 string returned to contain