package main
import (
"regexp"
"fmt"
)
func main() {
var re = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^((?:::|[^:])*+):(?!.*(?<!:):(?!:))`)
var str = `JohnP: random text here
BobF::student: random text here (this is valid because there's only ONE occurrence of a single colon. the other is a double colon)
Paris: random text here::student (valid for the same reason as above)
JohnP: student: random text here
BobF::student: random text here: more
Bill:: xyz`
for i, match := range re.FindAllString(str, -1) {
fmt.Println(match, "found at index", i)
}
}
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/