Re: skip over an escaped single quote

That's a classic.

s/(?|(')[^'\\]*(?:\\.[^'\\]*)*'|
     (")[^"\\]*(?:\\.[^"\\]*)*")/${1}SSS$1/gxs;
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Re^2: skip over an escaped single quote by Jim (Curate) on Jan 31, 2011 at 00:07 UTC
I just learned the `(?\|pattern)` "branch reset" pattern from this post. It'll come in very handy—save me shenanigans—I'm sure. Thanks, ++JavaFan!	[reply] [d/l]