.escape()

Published Jun 25, 2022Updated Oct 13, 2023
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The .escape() method returns a modified string with all special characters escaped and included in the pattern match.

Syntax

glob.escape(sequence)

Any special characters in the sequence will be placed in brackets. This includes the opening square bracket [.

Codebyte Example

The following example showcases the .escape() method and highlights each special character:

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