Arguments
Basics
A function can take zero or more arguments. Argument type comes after the variable name.
package main
import "fmt"
func add(x int, y int) int {
return x + y
}
func main() {
fmt.Println(add(42, 13))
}When two or more consecutive named function parameters share a type, you can omit the type from all but the last
package main
import "fmt"
func add(x, y int) int {
return x + y
}
func main() {
fmt.Println(add(42, 13))
}Variadic
Go also supports variadic functions, ie functions with any number of trailing arguments:
package main
import "fmt"
func sum(nums ...int) {
fmt.Print(nums, " ")
total := 0
for _, num := range nums {
total += num
}
fmt.Println(total)
}
func main() {
sum(1, 2)
sum(1, 2, 3)
nums := []int{1, 2, 3, 4}
sum(nums...)
}Returns
Multiple results
A function can return any number of results
package main
import "fmt"
func swap(x, y string) (string, string) {
return y, x
}
func main() {
a, b := swap("hello", "world")
fmt.Println(a, b)
}Named return values
Go’s return values may be named. If so, they are treated as variables defined at the top of the function. These names shoudl be used to document the meaning of the return values. A `return` statement without arguments returns the named return values. This is known as a “naked” return. Naked return statements should be used only short functions as they can harm readability in longer functions.
package main
import "fmt"
func split(sum int) (x, y int) {
x = sum * 4 / 9
y = sum - x
return
}
func main() {
fmt.Println(split(17))
}Function values
Like in JavaScript functions can be passed around
package main
import (
"fmt"
"math"
)
func compute(fn func(float64, float64) float64) float64 {
return fn(3, 4)
}
func main() {
hypot := func(x, y float64) float64 {
return math.Sqrt(x*x + y*y)
}
fmt.Println(hypot(5, 12))
fmt.Println(compute(hypot))
fmt.Println(compute(math.Pow))
}Function closures
Like JavaScript function closures are supported in Go as well
package main
import "fmt"
func adder() func(int) int {
sum := 0
return func(x int) int {
sum += x
return sum
}
}
func main() {
pos, neg := adder(), adder()
for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
fmt.Println(
pos(i),
neg(-2*i),
)
}
}Implementing an Interface
Here is an example of a function implementing an interface:
type BlindAlerter interface {
ScheduleAlertAt(duration time.Duration, amount int)
}
// BlindAlerterFunc allows you to implement BlindAlerter with a function
type BlindAlerterFunc func(duration time.Duration, amount int)
// ScheduleAlertAt is BlindAlerterFunc implementation of BlindAlerter
func (a BlindAlerterFunc) ScheduleAlertAt(duration time.Duration, amount int) {
a(duration, amount)
}