perlquestion mhgoeschl I'm using named capture buffers within a non-scoping repeat <code>(?: )+</code> structure where the buffer status (<code><mybuf></code> defined ?) is tested by an if-then-else sequence, e.g.: <code>/(? ... (?(<mybuf>)(?:match something)|(?<mybuf>match something else)) ... )+/</code>. Now, I would need to reset <code><mybuf></code> (to undef or defined value) within the regexp WITHOUT consuming any character of my match target. Since testing the buffer is possible using <code>?(<mybuf>)</code>, I'm speculating that resetting it should also be possible at runtime ?