package main
import (
"regexp"
"fmt"
)
func main() {
var re = regexp.MustCompile(`(?(DEFINE) # start DEFINE block
# pre-define quant subroutine
(?<quant>many|some|five)
# pre-define adj subroutine
(?<adj>blue|large|interesting)
# pre-define object subroutine
(?<object>cars|elephants|problems)
# pre-define noun_phrase subroutine
(?<noun_phrase>(?&quant)\ (?&adj)\ (?&object))
# pre-define verb subroutine
(?<verb>borrow|solve|ressemble)
) # end DEFINE block
##### The regex matching starts here #####
(?&noun_phrase)\ (?&verb)\ (?&noun_phrase)`)
var str = `five blue elephants solve many interesting problems
many large problems ressemble some interesting cars`
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/