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* [[Go Concepts - The Type System#Built-in_Types|Go Built-in Types]]
* [[Go Concepts - The Type System#Built-in_Types|Built-in Types]]


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Revision as of 21:41, 30 March 2016

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Overview

Integers are designated by the following pre-declared type identifiers:

  • Unsigned integers: uint8 (or byte), uint16, uint32 (or rune), uint64.
  • Signed integers: int8, int16, int32, int64.
  • Machine-dependent integers: uint, int and uintptr.

When a regular integer is needed in the program, int should be the default.

byte

byte is unsigned int represented on a byte (uint8).

Indexing operator [] applied to strings return bytes.

Conversion of a byte to string

The following expression converts a string to a slice of bytes:

bytes := []byte("test")

Conversion of bytes to string:

str := string([]byte{'t', 'e', 's', 't'})

Integer Literals