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February 21, 2012 21:23
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A JavaScript function to convert a string to a RegExp
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| if (!String.toRegExp) | |
| String.toRegExp = function String_toRegExp(pattern, flags) { | |
| return new RegExp(pattern.replace(/[\[\]\\{}()+*?.$^|]/g, function (match) { return '\\' + match; }), flags); | |
| }; |
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