REGEX_QUOTE proc | DM Reference

Format

REGEX_QUOTE(text)
REGEX_QUOTE_REPLACEMENT(text)

Returns

REGEX_QUOTE: A version of the text with any special regular expression characters escaped by backslashes.
REGEX_QUOTE_REPLACEMENT: A version of the text with $c ha r a c t ersesc a p e d b y a seco n d$ .

Args

text: The text to escape

Quotes a piece of text so that it can be used inside a regular expression without fear of being treated as pattern instructions.

proc/FindWord(text, word)
    // The \b pattern is a word break, to search for the word
    // on its own instead of as part of another word.
    var/regex/R = regex("\\b[REGEX_QUOTE(word)]\b", "i")
    // find the pattern in the text
    return R.Find(text)

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