lodash/_stringToPath.js

define(['./memoize', './toString'], function(memoize, toString) {

  /** Used to match property names within property paths. */
  var rePropName = /[^.[\]]+|\[(?:(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)|(["'])((?:(?!\2)[^\\]|\\.)*?)\2)\]/g;

  /** Used to match backslashes in property paths. */
  var reEscapeChar = /\\(\\)?/g;

  /**
   * Converts `string` to a property path array.
   *
   * @private
   * @param {string} string The string to convert.
   * @returns {Array} Returns the property path array.
   */
  var stringToPath = memoize(function(string) {
    var result = [];
    toString(string).replace(rePropName, function(match, number, quote, string) {
      result.push(quote ? string.replace(reEscapeChar, '$1') : (number || match));
    });
    return result;
  });

  return stringToPath;
});