converting RegExp to String then back to RegExp

Question

So I have a RegExp regex = /asd/

I am storing it as a as a key in my key-val store system.

So I say str = String(regex) which retur

Answer 1

let rx = RegExp.apply(RegExp, str.match(/\/(.*)\/(.*)/).slice(1));

A modified version of @PegasusEpsilon answer