getRegExp()function

getRegExp(pattern: NamedRegExp<T>, flags?: string): T extends NamedRegExpData ? NamedRegExp<T> : RegExp

getRegExp(pattern: PossibleRegExp, flags?: string): T extends NamedRegExpData ? NamedRegExp<T> : RegExp

Param	Type
`pattern`	`NamedRegExp<T>`	The regular expression or string source to convert. required
`flags`	`string`	The flags to use when creating a `RegExp` from a string source.
`pattern`	`PossibleRegExp`	Things that can be converted to a regular expression. required
`flags`	`string`

Return
`T extends NamedRegExpData ? NamedRegExp<T> : RegExp`	The corresponding `RegExp` instance.
`T extends NamedRegExpData ? NamedRegExp<T> : RegExp`

Convert a possible regular expression into a RegExp instance.

If pattern is a string a new RegExp is created from it, otherwise it is returned as-is.

Examples

getRegExp("abc", "i"); // /abc/i