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== escapePattern ==

Escapes magic characters inIn a [[:mw:LUAREF#Patterns|Lua pattern]]., If you convertchanges a string''class usingcharacter'' this function, then the converted string will be interpreted asinto a ''literal stringcharacter''. inFor functionsexample: thatin accepta Luapattern, patterns. For example,character <code>.</code>, meaningcatches "any character",; escapePattern will beconvert convertedit to <code>%.</code>, meaningcatching just the literal character ".".

Usage:

* <code><nowiki>{{#invoke:String|escapePattern|</nowiki>''pattern_string''<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>

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* <code><nowiki>"{{#invoke:String|escapePattern|A.D.}}"</nowiki></code> → "{{#invoke:String|escapePattern|A.D.}}"

* <code><nowiki>"{{#invoke:String|escapePattern|10%}}"</nowiki></code> → "{{#invoke:String|escapePattern|10%}}"

== count ==

Counts the number of times a given pattern appears in the arguments that get passed on to this module.