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@@ -1199,7 +1199,11 @@ X<(?()>
=item C<(?(condition)yes-pattern)>
-Conditional expression. C<(condition)> should be either an integer in
+Conditional expression. Matches C<yes-pattern> if C<condition> yields
+a true value, matches C<no-pattern> otherwise. A missing pattern always
+matches.
+
+C<(condition)> should be either an integer in
parentheses (which is valid if the corresponding pair of parentheses
matched), a look-ahead/look-behind/evaluate zero-width assertion, a
name in angle brackets or single quotes (which is valid if a group