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Vmethods to add to 2.15
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2006-02-02 04:39:14
Sergey Martynoff wrote:
> But what about support for backslash-escaped '$' sign
in replace
> string? It seems to be achieved quite easily, changind
the line
> where actual replace takes place:
> 
>>                 $matched =~ s/$$i/$backref/g;
> 
> with this:
> 
>     $matched =~ s/(?<!\)$$i(?!d)/$backref/g;
> 
> This also solves probles with "unused"
backreferences, when you
> use something like
replace("(this)","that$10") ending up
with
> "that0" instead of desired "that".


I saw this in Paul's code as well. I think it's a pretty
good idea, 
but there is one thing to point out. It gives the user the
impression 
that escaping is valid in replacement.

For example if the string is '\$3' what then? Do we escape
the 
backslash.  This could be a slippery slope, but for now I'm
fine with 
saying '$' and '\$' are both invalid for backrefs for now.

Given that '$' is used quite a bit for money, I think it's
probably a 
good thing to allow escaping.

-- Josh

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