Go Slices: Difference between revisions
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Type inferred declaration, where the length and the capacity of the slice are specified can be performed using <tt>[[Go Slices#make.28.29|make()]]</tt>. | Type inferred declaration, where the length and the capacity of the slice are specified can be performed using <tt>[[Go Slices#make.28.29|make()]]</tt>. | ||
The slices can also be created with the "slice" | The slices can also be created with the "slice" expression: | ||
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The "low" index is the index where to start the slice and "high" is the index where to end the slice - ''but not index itself''. | The "low" index is the index where to start the slice and "high" is the index where to end the slice - ''but not index itself''. | ||
Special forms of the "slice" expression: | |||
* <tt>a[i:]</tt> is equivalent with <tt>a[i:len(a}]</tt>. | |||
* <tt>a[:i]</tt> is equivalent with <tt>a[0:i]>tt> | |||
* <tt>a[:]</tt> is equivalent with <tt>a[0:len(a)]</tt> | |||
=Slice Literals= | =Slice Literals= |
Revision as of 00:01, 28 March 2016
Internal
Overview
A slice is a reference type that implements a dynamic array. Slices are indexable, and they have a variable length. They are always associated with an underlying array, and the slice length cannot be longer than the underlying array - but it can be shorter. The slice's capacity is equal to the length on the underlying array.
TODO Deep difference between slice and array (memory model, etc.)
Declaration
A slice declaration is similar to an array's except the length is not specified. The slice is created with a zero length.
var s []int
Type inferred declaration, where the length and the capacity of the slice are specified can be performed using make().
The slices can also be created with the "slice" expression:
<array_identifier>[<low>:<high>]
Example:
var a [5]int s := a[0:2]
The "low" index is the index where to start the slice and "high" is the index where to end the slice - but not index itself.
Special forms of the "slice" expression:
- a[i:] is equivalent with a[i:len(a}].
- a[:i] is equivalent with a[0:i]>tt>
- a[:] is equivalent with a[0:len(a)]
Slice Literals
Slice Operators and Functions
make()
<slice_identifier> := make([]<slice_element_type>, <slice_length>, <capacity>)
s := make([]int, 5) s1 := make([]int, 5, 10)