Class Strings`Abstract`

Provides utility functions for strings.

This class should not be constructed as it only contains static methods.

Index

Methods

escape normalize

Methods

`Static`escape

escape(str: string): string
Escape a given input string prefacing special characters with backslashes for use in a regular expression.
Parameters
- str: string
  An un-escaped input string.
Returns string
The escaped string suitable for use in a regular expression.

`Static`normalize

normalize(str: string): string
Normalizes a string.
Parameters
- str: string
  A string to normalize for comparisons.
Returns string
Cleaned string.

See
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/normalize