This function takes a string and escapes all of the special characters in the
string. For example, the .
in VB.NET
will be escaped with a slash (though
regular R printing will make it look like there are two slashes).
escapeRegex(string)
A regular expression to escape
string
, escaped.
# NOT RUN {
escapeRegex("Tom&Jerry")
escapeRegex(".Net")
# }
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