package main import ( "fmt" "regexp" ) func main() { pattern := regexp.MustCompile(`o\w*g`) fmt.Println(pattern.FindString("oogenesis")) // returns "" fmt.Println(pattern.FindString("ck")) // returns "ook" fmt.Println(pattern.FindString("oocyst")) // returns "" fmt.Println(pattern.FindString("book")) // returns "ook"} match, what := regexp.MatchString("p([a-z]+)ch", "peach") fmt.Println(match) fmt.Println(what) }