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How does this function validate its input — does it throw on bad arguments?

About sindresorhus/escape-string-regexp · 2 messages · last activity 6/1/2026

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How does this function validate its input — does it throw on bad arguments?

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Yes, the function does validate its input and throws on bad arguments.

In [index.js:L2-L4], the function includes explicit type checking:

if (typeof string !== 'string') {
	throw new TypeError('Expected a string');
}

This means if you pass anything that isn't a string (like a number, object, null, etc.), the function will throw a TypeError with the message "Expected a string". After this validation passes, the function proceeds to escape RegExp special characters in the string.

FOLLOW_UPS:

  • What characters does this function escape?
  • Can I use escaped strings in character classes?
  • How does it handle the hyphen character differently?

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