Golang does not allow pointer-arithmetic (arrays do not decay to pointers) and insecure casting. All downcasts will be checked using the runtime-type of the variable and either panic or return false as …

Does Go have anything similar to Python's multiline strings: """line 1 line 2 line 3""" If not, what is the preferred way of writing strings spanning multiple lines?

There is an official implementation by Google: Generating a version 4 UUID works like this:

That said, golang treats a string as a slice of runes and I'm not sure if one refers to a slice as empty or zero length. I would imagine that consistency is better. I was once an ASM clock cycle counter but …

Nov 25, 2010 · I'm trying to convert a string returned from flag.Arg(n) to an int. What is the idiomatic way to do this in Go?

Is there a simple way to format a string in Go without printing the string? I can do: bar := "bar" fmt.Printf("foo: %s", bar) But I want the formatted string returned rather than printed so I can

Jul 29, 2016 · How to search for an element in a golang slice Asked 9 years, 4 months ago Modified 4 months ago Viewed 369k times

I want to capture the Ctrl+C (SIGINT) signal sent from the console and print out some partial run totals.

Nov 14, 2013 · 9 As others have noted, golang does not have a ternary operator or any equivalent. This is a deliberate decision thought to improve readability.

Can Go have optional parameters? Or can I just define two different functions with the same name and a different number of arguments?