Variable escape`Const`

escape: (src: string) => string = thing.escape

Escapes all non-ASCII characters (and well-known 0x0x control chars) using backslash escape sequences.

Type declaration

- (src: string): string
- Escapes all non-ASCII characters (and well-known 0x0x control chars) using backslash escape sequences.
  Parameters
  - src: string
  Returns string
  Remarks
  - Well-known low-ASCII control chars will be escaped using backslash, e.g. 0x0a => \n
  - Non-BMP chars will be escaped using \Uxxxxxxxx
  - Chars outside 0x20 - 0x7e range will be escaped using \uxxxxx
  Also see unescape.

Remarks

Well-known low-ASCII control chars will be escaped using backslash, e.g. 0x0a => \n
Non-BMP chars will be escaped using \Uxxxxxxxx
Chars outside 0x20 - 0x7e range will be escaped using \uxxxxx

Also see unescape.

Param: src