// check for quoted string (string may not contain a quote)
	if match, err := regexp.MatchString("^\"[^\"]+\"$", name); err != nil {
		return err
	} else if match {
		return nil
	}

	// normalize the name to letters, digits, _ or $
	valid := true
	cleaned := strings.Map(func(r rune) rune {
		switch {
		case unicode.IsLetter(r):
			return 'a'
		case unicode.IsDigit(r):
			return '0'
		case r == '_', r == '$':

		strl := len(str)
		// short-circuit empty strings
		if xfixl == 0 || strl == 0 {
			return ""
		}
		// maximum possible length
		maxl := xfixl
		if strl < maxl {
			maxl = strl
		}
		// compare letters
		if pre {
			// prefix, iterate left to right
			for i := 0; i < maxl; i++ {
				if xfix[i] != str[i] {
					xfix = xfix[:i]
					break
				}
			}
		} else {
			// suffix, iterate right to left