Case insensitive regex in JavaScript

Question

I want to extract a query string from my URL using JavaScript, and I want to do a case insensitive comparison for the query string name. Here is what I am doing:

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Answer 1

Just an alternative suggestion: when you find yourself reaching for "case insensitive regex", you can usually accomplish the same by just manipulating the case of the strings you are comparing:

const foo = 'HellO, WoRlD!';
const isFoo = 'hello, world!';
return foo.toLowerCase() === isFoo.toLowerCase();

I would also call this easier to read and grok the author's intent!