lodash/_stringToPath.js

var memoize = require('./memoize'),
    toString = require('./toString');

/** Used to match property names within property paths. */
var rePropName = /[^.[\]]+|\[(?:(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)|(["'])((?:(?!\2)[^\\]|\\.)*?)\2)\]|(?=(\.|\[\])(?:\4|$))/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;
});

module.exports = stringToPath;