External module "utils/regexp-from-string/docs/types/index.d"

Export assignment reFromString

• reFromString(str: string): RegExp | null

• Parses a regular expression string and returns a new regular expression.

  Notes

  • Provided strings should be properly escaped.
  • If unable to parse a string as a regular expression, the function returns null.

  throws

  must provide a regular expression string

  Parameters

  • str: string

    regular expression string

  Returns RegExp | null

  regular expression or null

  Example

  var re = reFromString( '/beep/' );
  // returns /beep/