(Go) Regular Expression Replace Full Matches

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Note: Chilkat uses PCRE2. See PCRE2 Regular Expressions
Also see: PCRE2 Performance

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.1.0 or greater.

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    success := false

    success = false

    subject := "John Anders, +_+_+ Mary Robins $$$$"
    pattern := "\\w+\\s+\\w+"

    sb := StringBuilder_Ref.html">chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    sb.Append(subject)

    json := JsonObject_Ref.html">chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.SetEmitCompact(false)

    timeoutMs := 2000
    numMatches := sb.RegexMatch(pattern,json,timeoutMs)
    if numMatches < 0 {
        // Probably an error in the regular expression.
        // Suggestion: Use AI to help create and/or diagnose regular expressions.
        fmt.Println(sb.LastErrorText())
        sb.DisposeStringBuilder()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    // Examine the matches:
    fmt.Println(*json.Emit())

    // {
    //   "match": [
    //     {
    //       "group": [
    //         {
    //           "cap": "John Anders",
    //           "idx": 0,
    //           "len": 11
    //         }
    //       ]
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "group": [
    //         {
    //           "cap": "Mary Robins",
    //           "idx": 19,
    //           "len": 11
    //         }
    //       ]
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    sbTemp := StringBuilder_Ref.html">chilkat.NewStringBuilder()

    i := 0
    numMatches = json.SizeOfArray("match")
    for i < numMatches {

        json.SetI(i)

        // The full match is always in group 0.
        sbTemp.Clear()
        json.StringOfSb("match[i].group[0].cap",sbTemp)

        // Indicate that we wish to replace the full match with it's value converted to uppercase.
        sbTemp.ToUppercase()
        json.UpdateSb("match[i].group[0].rep",sbTemp)

        i = i + 1
    }

    // The JSON now has replacement strings:
    fmt.Println(*json.Emit())

    // {
    //   "match": [
    //     {
    //       "group": [
    //         {
    //           "cap": "John Anders",
    //           "idx": 0,
    //           "len": 11,
    //           "rep": "JOHN ANDERS"
    //         }
    //       ]
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "group": [
    //         {
    //           "cap": "Mary Robins",
    //           "idx": 19,
    //           "len": 11,
    //           "rep": "MARY ROBINS"
    //         }
    //       ]
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    // Call RegexReplace to update the StringBuilder_Ref.html">StringBuilder with the replacements.
    success = sb.RegexReplace(json)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(sb.LastErrorText())
        sb.DisposeStringBuilder()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        sbTemp.DisposeStringBuilder()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("Result after doing replacements:")
    fmt.Println(*sb.GetAsString())

    // Result after doing replacements:
    // JOHN ANDERS, +_+_+ MARY ROBINS $$$$

    sb.DisposeStringBuilder()
    json.DisposeJsonObject()
    sbTemp.DisposeStringBuilder()