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Anthony Albertorio
22,624 PointsSimple example to see functions, methods, methods with variable arguments
package main
import "fmt"
type Hours int
// function
func Increment(h Hours) Hours {
return (h + 1) % 24
}
// method with no arguments (pass by value)
func (h Hours) IncrementMethod() {
return (h + 1) % 24 // return value aka return copy of original
}
// method with pointer no arguments (pass by reference)
func (h *Hours) IncrementMethod() {
*h = (*h + 1) % 24 // update value aka mutate orignal in memory
}
// method with single argument
func (h *Hours) IncrementByX(x Hours) {
*h = (*h + x) % 24
}
// method with variable arguments
func (h *Hours) IncrementBySeveral(x ...Hours) {
sum := Hours(0)
for i := range x { // come in array, so iterate
sum += x[i]
}
*h = (*h + sum) % 24
}
func main() {
// as function
hours1 := Hours(23)
hours1 = Increment(hours1)
fmt.Println(hours1) // Prints "0".
// as method
hours2 := Hours(23)
hours2.IncrementMethod()
fmt.Println(hours2) // Prints "0"
// as method with parameter
hours3 := Hours(23)
hours3.IncrementByX(5)
fmt.Println(hours3) // Prints "4"
// as method with variable amount of arguments
hours4 := Hours(23)
hours4.IncrementBySeveral(3, 5)
fmt.Println(hours4) // Prints "7"
}
Hope this helps