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# pointerstructure [![GoDoc](https://godoc.org/github.com/mitchellh/pointerstructure?status.svg)](https://godoc.org/github.com/mitchellh/pointerstructure)
pointerstructure is a Go library for identifying a specific value within
any Go structure using a string syntax.
pointerstructure is based on
[JSON Pointer (RFC 6901)](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901), but
reimplemented for Go.
The goal of pointerstructure is to provide a single, well-known format
for addressing a specific value. This can be useful for user provided
input on structures, diffs of structures, etc.
## Features
* Get the value for an address
* Set the value for an address within an existing structure
* Delete the value at an address
* Sorting a list of addresses
## Installation
Standard `go get`:
```
$ go get github.com/mitchellh/pointerstructure
```
## Usage & Example
For usage and examples see the [Godoc](http://godoc.org/github.com/mitchellh/pointerstructure).
A quick code example is shown below:
```go
complex := map[string]interface{}{
"alice": 42,
"bob": []interface{}{
map[string]interface{}{
"name": "Bob",
},
},
}
value, err := pointerstructure.Get(complex, "/bob/0/name")
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
fmt.Printf("%s", value)
// Output:
// Bob
```
Continuing the example above, you can also set values:
```go
value, err = pointerstructure.Set(complex, "/bob/0/name", "Alice")
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
value, err = pointerstructure.Get(complex, "/bob/0/name")
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
fmt.Printf("%s", value)
// Output:
// Alice
```