package main
import (
"regexp"
"fmt"
)
func main() {
var re = regexp.MustCompile(`((?:\<[^<>]+\>\s?)?)([:]\w+(?!\w*[;]))((?:\s?\<\/[^<>]+\>)?)((?:(?:.(?!\1\2\3))*.){2})\1\2\3`)
var str = []byte(`testing this string <b>that should</b> <lin>:match</lin> very with a string, but the <lin>:match</lin> isn't what so simple, it <b>needs</b> to replace a certain <lin>:match</lin> (can be the first, seconds... anyone) in the whole <b>text</b>`)
var substitution = []byte("$1$2$3$4$1REPLACE$3")
var count = 1 // negative counter is equivalent to global case (replace all)
str = re.ReplaceAllStringFunc(str, func(s string) string {
if count == 0 {
return s
}
count -= 1
return re.ReplaceAllString(s, substitution)
})
fmt.Println(string(str))
}
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/