locutus/esm/perl/core/quotemeta.js

Locutus other languages' standard libraries to JavaScript for fun and educational purposes

export function quotemeta(str) {
    //      discuss at: https://locutus.io/perl/quotemeta/
    // parity verified: Perl 5.40
    //     original by: Kevin van Zonneveld (https://kvz.io)
    //       example 1: quotemeta('foo.bar')
    //       returns 1: 'foo\\.bar'
    //       example 2: quotemeta('a+b*c')
    //       returns 2: 'a\\+b\\*c'
    //       example 3: quotemeta('[test]')
    //       returns 3: '\\[test\\]'
    return String(str).replace(/([^A-Za-z0-9_])/g, '\\$1');
}