RegexdrillGrouped alternatives: Mr, Mrs, Ms, Dr
A regex exercise from Regexdrill. Solve it with a pattern box with live highlighting in your browser, checked against hidden test strings, and it is checked the moment you submit.
The task
The whole line must match. Match a title (Mr, Mrs, Ms or Dr), an optional period, one space, and a capitalized name with at least one lowercase letter after the capital.
What this exercise teaches
(?:Mr|Mrs|Ms|Dr)\.? [A-Z][a-z]+ checks the title, the optional period, the space and a capitalized name.
A hint if you get stuck
Group the four titles so the optional period and the name apply to all of them.
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