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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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  • Anchors
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  • Character Classes
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  • Substitution
  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

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package main import ( "regexp" "fmt" ) func main() { var re = regexp.MustCompile(`<DATA>*<\DATA>`) var str = `<DATA><Status>E</Status><StatusCode>501</StatusCode><Description>Duplicate Integrator Trasaction ID</Description><CasinoID>0</CasinoID><OperatorID>0</OperatorID><UserName>0</UserName><UserPWD>0</UserPWD><UserID>0</UserID><UserType></UserType><Amount>0</Amount><Currency>XXX</Currency><TransactionType></TransactionType><TransactionID>0000000001</TransactionID></DATA>INSERT INTO STG.dbo.CR_INTEGRATOR_REQUESTS (IntegratorTrnID, OperatorID) OUTPUT(INSERTED.ID) VALUES (0000000001, 75281)` 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/