`dataFrame.column.str — escapeRegExp()`

Description

The escapeRegExp() method of the str object returns the values of the selected column with regular expression special characters escaped.

Signature

dataFrame.column(columnName).str.escapeRegExp()

Scope: dataFrame
Family: str
Returns: array

Argument

columnName (string): The name of the column containing the values to escape.

Returns

mask ( string[] ): An array containing the escaped values.

Example

// escape values from a column of the dataFrame
var mask = dataFrame.column('values').str.escapeRegExp();

// add values to the dataFrame
dataFrame.column('newValues').set(mask);