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RegExp Escape
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regexp-escape.js
RegExp.escape = function(str) {
return str.replace(/[-\\^$*+?.()|[\]{}]/g, "\\$&");
}
//Example: string.replace(new RegExp(RegExp.escape('a&b'), 'g'), 'c&d')
//Credit: http://simonwillison.net/2006/Jan/20/escape/#p-6
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