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10. Variables
Naming memory locations
What are Variables?
Variables are named memory locations, that are used to refer to data in our program. General format for variable is Go is:
var name type = expressionVariable names must start with letter and can contain letter and number.
Declaring variables
Variables are declared using
varkeyword. Before using variables, they need to be declared. For declaring variables:- Use the var keyword.
- Write a variable name.
- Write the variable type.
- Optionally, assign value using equals
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main.go
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func main() {
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var s string
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s = "sumit"
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var i, j, k int
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}
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Multiple variables of same type can be declared using comma separation in name. All declared variables should be used.Variable name can not be reserved keywords.
keywords
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break default func
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interface select case
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defer go map
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struct chan else
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goto package switch
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const fallthrough if
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range type continue
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for import return
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var
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Short variable declaration
Short variable declaration may be used to declare and initialize local variables.It takes the form
name := expression.Below declarations are one and the samemain.go
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func main() {
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var s string
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s = "hello, world!"
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t := "hello, world!"
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var i int
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i = 42
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j := 42
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}
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Variable Scope
Variables are visible only with the scope they are declared. We can access the variable so long as it’s in scope, but once a variable is no longer in scope, attempts to access it will report an error. Scope is defined by braces
{}From the Docs
Effective Go - The Go Programming Language
Effective Go
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