bash regex with quotes?

Question

The following code

number=1
if [[ $number =~ [0-9] ]]
then
  echo matched
fi

works. If I try to use quotes in the regex, however, it stops:

Answer 1

GNU bash, version 4.2.25(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)

Some examples of string match and regex match

    $ if [[ 234 =~ "[0-9]" ]]; then echo matches;  fi # string match
    $ 

    $ if [[ 234 =~ [0-9] ]]; then echo matches;  fi # regex natch 
    matches


    $ var="[0-9]"

    $ if [[ 234 =~ $var ]]; then echo matches;  fi # regex match
    matches


    $ if [[ 234 =~ "$var" ]]; then echo matches;  fi # string match after substituting $var as [0-9]

    $ if [[ 'rss$var919' =~ "$var" ]]; then echo matches;  fi   # string match after substituting $var as [0-9]

    $ if [[ 'rss$var919' =~ $var ]]; then echo matches;  fi # regex match after substituting $var as [0-9]
    matches


    $ if [[ "rss\$var919" =~ "$var" ]]; then echo matches;  fi # string match won't work

    $ if [[ "rss\\$var919" =~ "$var" ]]; then echo matches;  fi # string match won't work


    $ if [[ "rss'$var'""919" =~ "$var" ]]; then echo matches;  fi # $var is substituted on LHS & RHS and then string match happens 
    matches

    $ if [[ 'rss$var919' =~ "\$var" ]]; then echo matches;  fi # string match !
    matches



    $ if [[ 'rss$var919' =~ "$var" ]]; then echo matches;  fi # string match failed
    $ 

    $ if [[ 'rss$var919' =~ '$var' ]]; then echo matches;  fi # string match
    matches



    $ echo $var
    [0-9]

    $ 

    $ if [[ abc123def =~ "[0-9]" ]]; then echo matches;  fi

    $ if [[ abc123def =~ [0-9] ]]; then echo matches;  fi
    matches

    $ if [[ 'rss$var919' =~ '$var' ]]; then echo matches;  fi # string match due to single quotes on RHS $var matches $var
    matches


    $ if [[ 'rss$var919' =~ $var ]]; then echo matches;  fi # Regex match 
    matches
    $ if [[ 'rss$var' =~ $var ]]; then echo matches;  fi # Above e.g. really is regex match and not string match
    $


    $ if [[ 'rss$var919[0-9]' =~ "$var" ]]; then echo matches;  fi # string match RHS substituted and then matched
    matches

    $ if [[ 'rss$var919' =~ "'$var'" ]]; then echo matches;  fi # trying to string match '$var' fails


    $ if [[ '$var' =~ "'$var'" ]]; then echo matches;  fi # string match still fails as single quotes are omitted on RHS 

    $ if [[ \'$var\' =~ "'$var'" ]]; then echo matches;  fi # this string match works as single quotes are included now on RHS
    matches