RegExpConstructor

interface RegExpConstructor

• constructor RegExpConstructor(

  pattern: string | RegExp

  ): RegExp;

  constructor RegExpConstructor(

  pattern: string,

  flags?: string

  ): RegExp;

  constructor RegExpConstructor(

  pattern: string | RegExp,

  flags?: string

  ): RegExp;
• readonly [Symbol.species]: RegExpConstructor
• readonly prototype: RegExp
• escape(

  string: string

  ): string;

  Escapes any potential regex syntax characters in a string, and returns a new string that can be safely used as a literal pattern for the RegExp() constructor.

  MDN Reference

  const re = new RegExp(RegExp.escape("foo.bar"));
  re.test("foo.bar"); // true
  re.test("foo!bar"); // false