Splitting a string on a list of strings in Go

Question

Is it possible to split not just on one string but also a slice of strings? I.e.

strings.Split("Dogs and Cats are Great", "and"))

But instead of using one string, a slice of strings as so:

strings.Split("Dogs and Cats are Great", []string{"and", "are"}))

Mr_Pink · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-13 16:31:56Z

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re := regexp.MustCompile(`and|are`)
fmt.Printf("%q\n", re.Split("Dogs and Cats are Great", -1))

answered Jan 13, 2016 at 16:23

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This seems like an elegant solution. I am wondering, is there a way to split before the word rather than replacing it on the split?

@JamesMilner: Please show what you mean by "split before the word".

I.e. return "Dogs", "and Cats", "are Great" rather than "Dogs", "Cats", "Great"

@JamesMilner: I would find the indexes of the matches (using something like FindAllStringIndex), and slice the string based on that.

I think that's the best solution. Thanks for your help.