Re^5: Recursive substitution

I want recursion.

Sorry, but you can't execute another s/// without /e, (?{}) or (??{}). Recursion is out.

As for a solution without recursion, I don't know of any.

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Re^6: Recursive substitution by JadeNB (Chaplain) on Nov 10, 2009 at 19:33 UTC
Sorry, but you can't execute another s/// without /e, (?{}) or (??{}). Since the regex engine isn't re-entrant, I can't execute another `s///` even with `/e`, `(?{})`, or `(??{})`, right?	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^7: Recursive substitution by ikegami (Patriarch) on Nov 10, 2009 at 19:37 UTC
That is my understanding. You can have recursive patterns, but I don't think you can enter another match when one is already in progress.	[reply]