| commit | eebb9db0ef1a4cad2f5dd7e8b90f699a1d50bf91 | [log] [tgz] |
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| author | Robert Griesemer <gri@golang.org> | Thu May 09 17:35:29 2019 -0700 |
| committer | Robert Griesemer <gri@golang.org> | Mon May 13 21:24:51 2019 +0000 |
| tree | 12b3f805e55daa9223c69e8bcfbf0832d1e4f9ed | |
| parent | 451cf3e2cd8950571f436896a3987343f8c2d7f6 [diff] |
spec: clarify the difference between &T{} and new(T)
Add a small paragraph and example pointing out
the difference for the case where T is a slice
or map. This is a common error for Go novices.
Fixes #29425.
Change-Id: Icdb59f25361e9f6a09b190fbfcc9ae0c7d90077b
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/176338
Reviewed-by: Matthew Dempsky <mdempsky@google.com>
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