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* Interfaces are not types?
* Interfaces are not types?
* Can only structs be interfaces, or there are other things that can be interfaces?
* Can only structs be interfaces, or there are other things that can be interfaces?
 
* Link from here to [[Go Concepts - The Type System#Duck_Typing|duck typing]].
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Revision as of 17:12, 30 March 2016

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Overview

An interface is a type declaration that defines a method set. A method set is a list of methods a type must have in order to implement the interface.

  • Interfaces are not types?
  • Can only structs be interfaces, or there are other things that can be interfaces?
  • Link from here to duck typing.

Declaration

The interface declaration is introduced by the type keyword, to indicated that this is a user-defined type, followed by the interface name and the keyword interface. Unlike in the struct's case, we don't define fields but a method set.

type MyInterface interface {
     functionName1() return_type
     functionName2() return_type
     ...
}

Initialization