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Go Programming - From Beginner to Professional - Second Edition

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Product type Book
Published in Mar 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803243054
Pages 680 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Samantha Coyle Samantha Coyle
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Table of Contents (30) Chapters close

Preface 1. Part 1: Scripts
2. Chapter 1: Variables and Operators 3. Chapter 2: Command and Control 4. Chapter 3: Core Types 5. Chapter 4: Complex Types 6. Part 2: Components
7. Chapter 5: Functions – Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle 8. Chapter 6: Don’t Panic! Handle Your Errors 9. Chapter 7: Interfaces 10. Chapter 8: Generic Algorithm Superpowers 11. Part 3: Modules
12. Chapter 9: Using Go Modules to Define a Project 13. Chapter 10: Packages Keep Projects Manageable 14. Chapter 11: Bug-Busting Debugging Skills 15. Chapter 12: About Time 16. Part 4: Applications
17. Chapter 13: Programming from the Command Line 18. Chapter 14: File and Systems 19. Chapter 15: SQL and Databases 20. Part 5: Building For The Web
21. Chapter 16: Web Servers 22. Chapter 17: Using the Go HTTP Client 23. Part 6: Professional
24. Chapter 18: Concurrent Work 25. Chapter 19: Testing 26. Chapter 20: Using Go Tools 27. Chapter 21: Go in the Cloud 28. Index 29. Other Books You May Enjoy

Type constraints

Type constraints are a sort of meta-type for the function type parameter. Type constraints dictate the allowed type arguments for any given type parameter of a function.

Type constraints in Go generics refer to interfaces that define sets of types. These interfaces play a powerful role in specifying the requirements or capabilities that a type parameter must satisfy when working with generic functions or types. To use these interfaces effectively, they must be placed in what is known as the “constraint position” within the syntax, specifically in the type parameter list where the type parameter is declared.

In this constraint position, when declaring a generic function or type, the constraints are expressed using an interface type to define the expected behavior of the type parameter. This ensures that the provided types adhere to the specified constraints, allowing the generic code to operate on them safely. By enforcing these constraints, the...

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