Re: Nested grouping or capturing inside capturing

[remiah]

in reply to Nested grouping or capturing inside capturing

Named back reference save your ($4 || $3), but I wonder this is elegant or not.

print "$1-$2-$+{third}\n"
    if m/
      (\w+)\s
      (\w+)\s
      (?: "(?<third>[^"]+)" | (?<third>\w+))
    /x;