ColdFusion 10 - reEscape() vs. Java Pattern's Quote() Method

escape.cfm

<cfscript>

	// Escape a string with ColdFusion 10's new reEscape() method.
	// This escapes all the special control characters in the string.
	//
	// NOTE: This escape sequence can be used in BOTH a ColdFusion
	// and a Java regular expression pattern.
	writeOutput(
		"reEscape: " &
		reEscape(
			"[who's] Johnny, she said (and smiled in her special way)."
		)
	);

	writeOutput( "<br />" );

	// Escape a string using Java Pattern's quote() function. This
	// escapes all the special control characters in the string.
	//
	// NOTE: This escape sequence can ONLY BE USED in a Java regular
	// expression pattern.
	writeOutput(
		"Quote: " &
		createObject( "java", "java.util.regex.Pattern" ).quote(
			"[who's] Johnny, she said (and smiled in her special way)."
		)
	);

</cfscript>