package main import ( "fmt" "time" ) type Person struct { Name string Dob *time.Time } func main() { // START OMIT t, err := time.Parse(time.RFC822, "27 Mar 75 00:00 EST") if (err != nil) { fmt.Println(err) return } p := Person{Name: "John Doe", Dob: &t } fmt.Printf("%q\n", p) // STOP OMIT //fmt.Printf("%s\n", p.Name) //fmt.Printf("%s\n", p.Dob.String()) }