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+var memoizeCapped = require('./_memoizeCapped');
+
+/** Used to match property names within property paths. */
+var reLeadingDot = /^\./,
+ 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 = memoizeCapped(function(string) {
+ var result = [];
+ if (reLeadingDot.test(string)) {
+ result.push('');
+ }
+ string.replace(rePropName, function(match, number, quote, string) {
+ result.push(quote ? string.replace(reEscapeChar, '$1') : (number || match));
+ });
+ return result;
+});
+
+module.exports = stringToPath;