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+( function ( mw ) {
+ /**
+ * @class mw.RegExp
+ */
+ mw.RegExp = {
+ /**
+ * Escape string for safe inclusion in regular expression
+ *
+ * The following characters are escaped:
+ *
+ * \ { } ( ) | . ? * + - ^ $ [ ]
+ *
+ * @since 1.26
+ * @static
+ * @param {string} str String to escape
+ * @return {string} Escaped string
+ */
+ escape: function ( str ) {
+ return str.replace( /([\\{}()|.?*+\-^$\[\]])/g, '\\$1' ); // eslint-disable-line no-useless-escape
+ }
+ };
+}( mediaWiki ) );