// read input from the console: package main import ( "fmt" ) var ( firstName, lastName, s string i int f float32 input = "56.12 / 5212 / Go" format = "%f / %d / %s" ) func main() { fmt.Println("Please enter your full name: ") fmt.Scanln(&firstName, &lastName) // fmt.Scanf("%s %s", &firstName, &lastName) fmt.Printf("Hi %s %s!\n", firstName, lastName) // Hi Chris Naegels fmt.Sscanf(input, format, &f, &i, &s) fmt.Println("From the string we read: ", f, i, s) // From the string we read: 56.12 5212 Go }