Go Programming Tutorial
Welcome to my Go Programming Tutorial. Go provides the best of both worlds by striking a balance between dynamic and statically compiled languages. The code is easy to read. The specification is short, but even so it includes a built in web server!
Go makes setting up an app easy and here I’ll cover the basic syntax of the whole language.
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Intro, Data Types & Arithmetic
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// Every Go program starts with a package declaration which provides a way for // use to reuse code package main // import allows use to use code from other packages // The format package provides formatting for input and output import "fmt" // A comment /* Multiline Comment */ // Functions start with func and surround the code with { } // main is the function that is executed when you execute your program func main() { // Println is a function in the fmt package that outputs a string, which // is surrounded by double quotes and a newline to the screen fmt.Println("Hello World") // You can get a description of a function by typing godoc fmt Println // for example in the terminal // You execute Go programs like this in the terminal go run herewego.go // Variables are statically typed, which means their type can't change // Variable names must start with a letter and may contain letters, numbers // or the _ // An int is a positive or negative number without decimals // Versions // uint8 : unsigned 8-bit integers (0 to 255) // uint16 : unsigned 16-bit integers (0 to 65535) // uint32 : unsigned 32-bit integers (0 to 4294967295) // uint64 : unsigned 64-bit integers (0 to 18446744073709551615) // int8 : signed 8-bit integers (-128 to 127) // int16 : signed 16-bit integers (-32768 to 32767) // int32 : signed 32-bit integers (-2147483648 to 2147483647) // int64 : signed 64-bit integers (-9223372036854775808 to // 9223372036854775807) var age int64 = 40 // A float is a number with decimals // Versions : float32, float64 var favNum float64 = 1.61803398875 // You don't need to define the data type, nor do you need a semicolon // but you can use them randNum := 1; fmt.Println(randNum); // You can't however assign a non-compatible type later // randNum = "Hello" // You can use variables in Println (Space is automatically added) fmt.Println(age, " ", favNum) var numOne = 1.000 var num99 = .999 // You can perform arithmetic in Println (Note that floats aren't accurate) fmt.Println(numOne - num99) // Arithmetic Operators : +, -, *, /, % fmt.Println("6 + 4 =", 6 + 4) fmt.Println("6 - 4 =", 6 - 4) fmt.Println("6 * 4 =", 6 * 4) fmt.Println("6 / 4 =", 6 / 4) fmt.Println("6 % 4 =", 6 % 4) } |
Const, Strings, Booleans, Printf
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package main import "fmt" func main() { // A constant is a variable with a value that can't be changed const pi float64 = 3.14159265359 // You can declare multiple variables like this var ( varA = 2 varB = 3 ) fmt.Println(varA, varB) // Strings are a series of characters between " or ` var myName string = "Derek Banas" // Get string length fmt.Println(len(myName)) // You can combine strings with + fmt.Println(myName + " is a robot") // Strings between " can contain escape symbols like \n for newline fmt.Println("I like \n \n") fmt.Println("Newlines") // Booleans can be either true or false var isOver40 bool = true fmt.Println(isOver40) // Printf is used for format printing (%f is for floats) fmt.Printf("%f \n", pi) // You can also define the decimal precision of a float fmt.Printf("%.3f \n", pi) // %T prints the data type fmt.Printf("%T \n", pi) // %t prints booleans fmt.Printf("%t \n", isOver40) // %d is used for integers fmt.Printf("%d \n", 100) // %b prints in binary fmt.Printf("%b \n", 100) // %c prints the character associated with a keycode fmt.Printf("%c \n", 44) // %x prints in hexcode fmt.Printf("%x \n", 17) // %e prints in scientific notation fmt.Printf("%e \n", pi) } |
Logical Operators, For Loops
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package main import "fmt" func main() { // Logical Operators fmt.Println("true && false =", true && false) fmt.Println("true || false =", true || false) fmt.Println("!true =", !true) // For loops i := 1 for i <= 10 { fmt.Println(i) // Shorthand for i = i + 1 i++ } // Relational Operators include ==, !=, <, >, <=, and >= // You can also define a for loop like this, but you need semicolons for j := 0; j < 5; j++ { fmt.Println(j); } } |
If, Else, Else If, Switch
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package main import "fmt" func main() { // If Statement yourAge := 18 if yourAge >= 16 { fmt.Println("You Can Drive") } else { fmt.Println("You Can't Drive") } // You can use else if perform different actions, but once a match // is reached the rest of the conditions aren't checked if yourAge >= 16 { fmt.Println("You Can Drive") } else if yourAge >= 18 { fmt.Println("You Can Vote") } else { fmt.Println("You Can Have Fun") } // Switch statements are used when you have limited options switch yourAge { case 16: fmt.Println("Go Drive") case 18: fmt.Println("Go Vote") default: fmt.Println("Go Have Fun") } } |
Arrays, Slices
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package main import "fmt" func main() { // An Array holds a fixed number of values of the same type var favNums2[5] float64 favNums2[0] = 163 favNums2[1] = 78557 favNums2[2] = 691 favNums2[3] = 3.141 favNums2[4] = 1.618 // You access the value by supplying the index number fmt.Println(favNums2[3]) // Another way of initializing an array favNums3 := [5]float64 { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 } // How to iterate through an array (Use _ if a value isn't used) for i, value := range favNums3 { fmt.Println(value, i) } // Slices are like arrays but you leave out the size numSlice := []int {5,4,3,2,1} // You can create a slice by defining the first index value to // take through the last numSlice2 := numSlice[3:5] // numSlice3 == [2,1] fmt.Println("numSlice2[0] =", numSlice2[0]) // If you don't supply the first index it defaults to 0 // If you don't supply the last index it defaults to max fmt.Println("numSlice[:2] =", numSlice[:2]) fmt.Println("numSlice[2:] =", numSlice[2:]) // You can also create an empty slice and define the data type, // length (receive value of 0), capacity (max size) numSlice3 := make([]int, 5, 10) // You can copy a slice to another copy(numSlice3, numSlice) fmt.Println(numSlice3[0]) // Append values to the end of a slice numSlice3 = append(numSlice3, 0, -1) fmt.Println(numSlice3[6]) } |
Maps
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package main import "fmt" func main() { // A Map is a collection of key value pairs // Created with varName := make(map[keyType] valueType) presAge := make(map[string] int) presAge["TheodoreRoosevelt"] = 42 fmt.Println(presAge["TheodoreRoosevelt"]) // Get the number of items in the Map fmt.Println(len(presAge)) // The size changes when a new item is added presAge["John F. Kennedy"] = 43 fmt.Println(len(presAge)) // We can delete by passing the key to delete delete(presAge, "John F. Kennedy") fmt.Println(len(presAge)) } |
Maps in Maps
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package main import "fmt" func main() { // We can store multiple items in a map as well superhero := map[string]map[string]string{ "Superman": map[string]string{ "realname":"Clark Kent", "city":"Metropolis", }, "Batman": map[string]string{ "realname":"Bruce Wayne", "city":"Gotham City", }, } // We can output data where the key matches Superman if temp, hero := superhero["Superman"]; hero { fmt.Println(temp["realname"], temp["city"]) } } |
Functions, Recursion, Recover, Defer, Panic
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package main import "fmt" func main() { listOfNums := []float64{1,2,3,4,5} fmt.Println("Sum :", addThemUp(listOfNums)) // Get 2 values from a function num1, num2 := next2Values(5) fmt.Println(num1, num2) // Send an undefined number of values to a function (Variadic Function) fmt.Println(subtractThem(1,2,3,4,5)) // You can create a function in a function. It has access to the // local variables of the containing function // A function like this with no local variables is a closure num3 := 3 doubleNum := func() int { num3 *= 2 return num3 } fmt.Println(doubleNum()); fmt.Println(doubleNum()); // Calling a recursive function fmt.Println(factorial(3)) // Defer executes a function after the inclosing function finishes // Defer can be used to keep functions together in a logical way // but at the same time execute one last as a clean up operation // Ex. Defer closing a file after we open it and perform operations defer printTwo() printOne() // Use recover() to catch a division by 0 error fmt.Println(safeDiv(3, 0)) fmt.Println(safeDiv(3, 2)) // We can catch our own errors and recover with panic & recover demPanic() } // Functions allow us to reuse code and provide structure // func funcName(parametersPassed) returnType // Functions don't have access to any variables aside from those // passed into it func addThemUp(numbers []float64) float64 { sum := 0.0 for _, val := range numbers { // Shorthand for sum = sum + val sum += val } return sum } // Go functions can return multiple values func next2Values(number int) (int, int){ return number+1, number+2 } // You can receive an undefined number of values with args ...int func subtractThem(args ...int) int{ finalValue := 0 for _, value := range args { finalValue -= value } return finalValue } // Example of recursion : Function calls itself // factorial(3) // 3 * factorial(2) == 3 * 2 // 2 * factorial(1) == 2 * 1 // factorial(0) == 1 func factorial(num int) int { if num == 0 { return 1 } return num * factorial(num - 1) } // Used to demonstrate defer func printOne(){ fmt.Println(1)} func printTwo(){ fmt.Println(2)} // If an error occurs we can catch the error with recover and allow // code to continue to execute func safeDiv(num1, num2 int) int { defer func() { fmt.Println(recover()) }() solution := num1 / num2 return solution } // Demonstrate how to call panic and handle it with recover func demPanic(){ defer func() { // If I didn't print the message nothing would show fmt.Println(recover()) }() panic("PANIC") } |
Go Pointers
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package main import "fmt" // POINTERS func main() { // We pass the value of a variable to the function x := 0 changeXVal(x) fmt.Println("x =",x) // If we pass a reference to the variable we can change the value // in a function changeXValNow(&x) fmt.Println("x =",x) // Get the address x points to with & fmt.Println("Memory Address for x =", &x) // We can also generate a pointer with new yPtr := new(int) changeYValNow(yPtr) fmt.Println("y =", *yPtr) } func changeXVal(x int) { // Has no effect on the value of x in main() x = 2 } // * signals that we are being sent a reference to the value func changeXValNow(x *int){ // Change the value at the memory address referenced by the pointer // * gives us access to the value the pointer points at *x = 2 // Store 2 in the memory address x refers to } func changeYValNow(yPtr *int){ *yPtr = 100 } |
Structs
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package main import "fmt" // STRUCTS func main() { // Define a rectangle rect1 := Rectangle{leftX: 0, TopY: 50, height: 10, width: 10} // Leave off attribute names if we know the order // rect1 := Rectangle{0, 50, 10, 10} // We access values with the dot operator fmt.Println("Rectangle is", rect1.width, "wide") // Call the method area for Rectangle fmt.Println("Area of the rectangle =", rect1.area()) } // We can define our own types using struct type Rectangle struct{ leftX float64 TopY float64 height float64 width float64 } // We can define methods for our Rectangle by adding the receiver // rect *Rectangle between func and the function name so we can // call it with the dot operator func (rect *Rectangle) area() float64{ return rect.width * rect.height } |
Go Structs & Interfaces
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package main import "fmt" import "math" // STRUCTS AND INTERFACES func main() { rect := Rectangle{20, 50} circ := Circle{4} fmt.Println("Rectangle Area =", getArea(rect)) fmt.Println("Circle Area =", getArea(circ)) } // An interface defines a list of methods that a type must implement // If that type implements those methods the proper method is executed // even if the original is referred to with the interface name type Shape interface { area() float64 } type Rectangle struct{ height float64 width float64 } type Circle struct{ radius float64 } func (r Rectangle) area() float64 { return r.height * r.width } func (c Circle) area() float64 { return math.Pi * math.Pow(c.radius, 2) } func getArea(shape Shape) float64{ return shape.area() } |
Strings, File I/O, Excepting Input, Casting
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package main import ("fmt" "strings" "sort" "os" "log" "io/ioutil" "strconv") func main() { // STRING FUNCTIONS sampString := "Hello World" // Returns true if phrase exists in string fmt.Println(strings.Contains(sampString, "lo")) // Returns the index for the match fmt.Println(strings.Index(sampString, "lo")) // Returns the number of matches for the string fmt.Println(strings.Count(sampString, "l")) // Replaces the first letter with the second as many times as you define fmt.Println(strings.Replace(sampString, "l", "x", 3)) // Return a list separating with the defined separator csvString := "1,2,3,4,5,6" fmt.Println(strings.Split(csvString, ",")) listOfLetters := []string{"c", "a", "b"} sort.Strings(listOfLetters) fmt.Println("Letters:", listOfLetters) // Returns a string using the values passed in separated with separator listOfNums := strings.Join([]string{"3", "2", "1"}, ", "); fmt.Println(listOfNums); // FILE I/O // Create a file file, err := os.Create("samp.txt") // Output any errors if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } // Write a string to the file file.WriteString("This is some random text") // Close the file file.Close() // Try to open the file stream, err := ioutil.ReadFile("samp.txt") if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } // Convert into a string readString := string(stream) fmt.Println(readString) // EXCEPTING INPUT fmt.Println("What is your name? ") var name string fmt.Scan(&name) fmt.Println("Hello", name) // CASTING randInt := 5 randFloat := 10.5 randString := "100" randString2 := "250.5" // Convert numbers types fmt.Println(float64(randInt)) fmt.Println(int(randFloat)) // Convert a string into an int newInt, _ := strconv.ParseInt(randString, 0, 64) fmt.Println(newInt) // Convert a string into a float newFloat, _ := strconv.ParseFloat(randString2, 64) fmt.Println(newFloat) } |
Create HTTP Server
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package main import ( "fmt" "net/http" ) // CREATE A HTTP SERVER // http.ResponseWriter assembles the servers response and writes to // the client // http.Request is the clients request func handler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { // Writes to the client fmt.Fprintf(w, "Hello World\n") } func handler2(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { fmt.Fprintf(w, "Hello Earth\n") } func main() { // Calls for function handlers output to match the directory / http.HandleFunc("/", handler) // Calls for function handler2 output to match directory /earth http.HandleFunc("/earth", handler2) // Listen to port 8080 and handle requests http.ListenAndServe(":8080", nil) } |
Go Routines
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package main import "fmt" import "time" // GO ROUTINES func count(id int) { for i := 0; i < 10; i++ { fmt.Println(id, ":", i) // Pause the function for 1 second to allow other functions to execute time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 1000) } } func main() { // A go routine is a function that runs in parallel with other functions // We define one by using go followed by the function name for i := 0; i < 10; i++ { go count(i) } // Wait for the timer to make sure the go routine has time to // finish otherwise the program would end before that happens time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 11000) } |
Go Channels
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package main import "fmt" import "time" import "strconv" // CHANNELS // Channels allow us to pass data between go routines var pizzaNum = 0 var pizzaName = "" func makeDough(stringChan chan string){ pizzaNum++ // Convert int into a string pizzaName = "Pizza #" + strconv.Itoa(pizzaNum) fmt.Println("Make Dough and Send for Sauce"); // Send the pizzaName onto the channel for the next stringChan <- pizzaName time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 10) } func addSauce(stringChan chan string){ // Receive the value passed on the channel pizza := <- stringChan fmt.Println("Add Sauce and Send", pizza, "for Toppings") // Send the pizzaName onto the channel for the next stringChan <- pizzaName time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 10) } func addToppings(stringChan chan string){ // Receive the value passed on the channel pizza := <- stringChan fmt.Println("Add Toppings to", pizza, "and Ship") time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 10) } func main() { // Make creates a channel that can hold a string // int channel intChan := make(chan int) stringChan := make(chan string) // Cycle through and make 3 pizzas for i := 0; i < 3; i++{ go makeDough(stringChan) go addSauce(stringChan) go addToppings(stringChan) time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 5000) } } |
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