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Reset group numbers per alternation branch.

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Section: Groups and Alternation

Branch reset group

regex
regex
(?|(Mr|Ms)\.?\s+(\w+)|(Dr)\.?\s+(\w+))
Explanation

PCRE feature useful when alternate branches should expose the same capture numbers.

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