package main
import (
"regexp"
"fmt"
)
func main() {
var re = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)\.(?![^<]*\/>)`)
var str = `Hi. the symbol before me is my match target <img src='http://skip.these.dots/and.this.as.well' alt='me.three' /> but still match this.
`
var substitution = "*"
fmt.Println(re.ReplaceAllString(str, substitution))
}
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Golang, please visit: https://golang.org/pkg/regexp/