Sample code used for blog post on parsing XML with Go

main.go

// Sample code used for blog post on parsing XML with Go
// https://larry-price.com
//
// Go Playground: https://play.golang.org/p/qiSoxxb5tp

package main

import (
	"encoding/xml"
	"fmt"
)

var personXML = []byte(`
<person>
	<name>Luann Van Houten</name>
	<addresses>
		<address type="secondary">
			<street>321 MadeUp Lane</street>
			<city>Shelbyville</city>
		</address>
		<address type="primary">
			<street>123 Fake St</street>
			<city>Springfield</city>
		</address>
	</addresses>
</person>`)

type Person struct {
	Name      string `xml:"name"`
	Addresses []struct {
		Street string `xml:"street"`
		City   string `xml:"city"`
		Type   string `xml:"type,attr"`
	} `xml:"addresses>address"`
}

func main() {
	var luann Person
	xml.Unmarshal(personXML, &luann)
	fmt.Println(luann)
}