php - Regex ignore if exist and continue -

i'm using regex php in these 2 example match match

example 1:

nom: mr match

example 2:

nom: mme match

example 3:

nom: match

i'm using regex:

/nom:\s+(?:mr|mme)\s+(.*)/ui

it works fine examples 1 , 2 no 3rd one

how tell regex ignore mr or mme if exist , continue ?

best regards

you need make non-capturing group optional; changing + * after token \s.

nom:\s+(?:mr|mme)?\s*(.*)

or can exclude second \s , execute trim() on returned match result.

nom:\s+(?:mr|mme)?(.*)

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