Pro Go: The Complete Guide to Programming Reliable and Efficient Software Using Golang

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15. Error Handling

Adam Freeman¹  

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London, UK

 

This chapter describes the way that Go deals with errors. I describe the interface that represents errors, show you how to create errors, and explain the different ways they can be handled. I also describe panicking, which is how unrecoverable errors are handled. Table 15-1 puts error handling in context.

Table 15-1

Putting Error Handling in Context

Question	Answer
What is it?	Go’s error handling allows exceptional conditions and failures to be represented and dealt with.
Why is it useful?	Applications will often encounter unexpected situations, and the error ...