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JavaScript
function quoteRegex(str) {
let delimiter = '/';
//https://locutus.io/php/pcre/preg_quote/
// \ + * ? [ ^ ] $ ( ) { } = ! < > | : - #
return str.replace(/\\/g, "\\\\")
}
let str = ' select * from table';
let r1 = quoteRegex('^\s+');
console.log(r1);
r1 = new RegExp(r1);
let m = str.match(r1);
console.log(m)