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+package pathmatch_test
+
+import (
+	"github.com/reiver/go-pathmatch"
+
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+func ExampleCompile() {
+
+	pattern, err := pathmatch.Compile("/v1/users/{user_id}/contacts/{contact_type}")
+	if nil != err {
+		fmt.Printf("ERROR: %s\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	target := struct{
+		UserID      string `match:"user_id"`
+		ContactType string `match:"contact_type"`
+	}{}
+
+
+	var path = "/v1/users/123/contacts/e-mail"
+
+	matched, err := pattern.MatchAndLoad(path, &target)
+	if nil != err {
+		fmt.Printf("ERROR: %s\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if !matched {
+		fmt.Printf("The path %q did not match.", path)
+		return
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("user_id      = %q\n", target.UserID)
+	fmt.Printf("contact_type = %q\n", target.ContactType)
+
+	// Output:
+	// user_id      = "123"
+	// contact_type = "e-mail"
+}