Note the use of {{.}}
to output the item within the template.
package main
import (
"fmt"
"os"
"text/template"
)
func main() {
const (
letter = `Dear {{.}}, How are you?`
)
tmpl, err := template.New("letter").Parse(letter)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err.Error())
}
tmpl.Execute(os.Stdout, "Professor Jones")
}
Results in:
Dear Professor Jones, How are you?