Prototype API documentation | RegExp (class)

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class RegExp

Description

Extensions to the built-in RegExp object.

Methods

escape
match

Instance methods

match
```
RegExp#match(str) -> Boolean
```
Return true if string matches the regular expression, false otherwise.

Alias of:

Class methods

escape
```
RegExp.escape(str) -> String
```
- str (String) – A string intended to be used in a RegExp constructor.
Escapes any characters in the string that have special meaning in a regular expression.

Use before passing a string into the RegExp constructor.