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Here's a variation for 5.8 and also for 5.10 that's simpler (for some definition of 'simpler') and that I think should run faster since it avoids /e code evaluation during replacement, but again, I've done no benchmarking. Of course, the same approach applies as well to the 5.14 version code. Tested with the same Perl versions/vendors as before. Also to repeat: adding more of your own test cases would probably be a good idea.

# should be ok for any version 5.8.9+
sub replace_5_8_9_b {

    my ($string,
        ) = @_;

    my $rx_dquot  = qr{ " [^"]* (?: "" [^"]* )* " }xms;
    my $rx_ceol   = qr{ ' [^\n]* \n? \z           }xms;
    my $rx_skipem = qr{ $rx_ceol | $rx_dquot }xms;  # alt order immate
+rial
  # my $rx_skipem = qr{ $rx_dquot | $rx_ceol }xms;  # alt order immate
+rial
    my $rx_keepit = qr{ (?! $rx_rename) (?! $rx_dquot) (?! $rx_ceol) .
+ }xms;

    $string =~ s{
        \G
        ((?: (?> $rx_keepit*) | (?> $rx_skipem*))*)  # skip this stuff
        ($rx_rename)                                 # grab and rename
        }
        {$1$renames->{$2}}xmsg;

    return $string;

    }

# uses \K and possessive quantifiers from 5.10+
sub replace_5_10_1_b {

    my ($string,
        ) = @_;

    my $rx_dquot  = qr{ " [^"]*+ (?: "" [^"]*+ )*+ " }xms;
    my $rx_ceol   = qr{ ' [^\n]*+ \n?+ \z            }xms;
    my $rx_skipem = qr{ $rx_ceol | $rx_dquot }xms;  # alt order immate
+rial
  # my $rx_skipem = qr{ $rx_dquot | $rx_ceol }xms;  # alt order immate
+rial
    my $rx_keepit = qr{ (?! $rx_rename) (?! $rx_dquot) (?! $rx_ceol) .
+ }xms;

    $string =~ s{
        \G
        (?: $rx_keepit*+ | $rx_skipem*+)*  # skip this stuff
        \K
        ($rx_rename)                       # grab and rename
        }
        {$renames->{$1}}xmsg;

    return $string;

    }
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in thread Replacing words in VB code but not strings or comments by Anonymous Monk

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