Safely escaped special characters

bcgov · Oct 30, 2024 · cfa46b2 · cfa46b2
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commit cfa46b2
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diff --git a/frontend/src/services/ForestClientService.ts b/frontend/src/services/ForestClientService.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ export const highlightMatch = (itemName: string, searchTerm: string): string =>
   const trimmedSearchTerm = searchTerm.trim();
   if (!trimmedSearchTerm) return itemName;
 
-  const regex = new RegExp(`(${trimmedSearchTerm})`, 'i');
+  // Escape special characters in the search term
+  const escapedSearchTerm = trimmedSearchTerm.replace(/[-\/\\^$*+?.()|[\]{}]/g, '\\$&');
+  const regex = new RegExp(`(${escapedSearchTerm})`, 'i');
   const parts = itemName.split(regex);
 
   return parts