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// Copyright 2014 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
package context_test
import (
"fmt"
"time"
"golang.org/x/net/context"
)
// This example passes a context with a timeout to tell a blocking function that
// it should abandon its work after the timeout elapses.
func ExampleWithTimeout() {
// Pass a context with a timeout to tell a blocking function that it
// should abandon its work after the timeout elapses.
ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 50*time.Millisecond)
defer cancel()
select {
case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
fmt.Println("overslept")
case <-ctx.Done():
fmt.Println(ctx.Err()) // prints "context deadline exceeded"
}
// Output:
// context deadline exceeded
}