package main
import (
"regexp"
"fmt"
)
func main() {
var re = regexp.MustCompile(`([A-Z][\w\-]+ )?\((\D*\d{4}(: ?[\d\-]*)*(, \d{4}(: ?[\d\-]*)*)*;?)*\)`)
var str = `Graham (Doe 2016:45, 2012; Graham 2012, 2014:676-678; Smith 2008) writes that ...`
if len(re.FindStringIndex(str)) > 0 {
fmt.Println(re.FindString(str),"found at index",re.FindStringIndex(str)[0])
}
}
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/