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

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7. Using Arrays, Slices, and Maps

Adam Freeman¹  

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London, UK

 

In this chapter, I describe the built-in Go collection types: arrays, slices, and maps. These features allow related values to be grouped and, just as with other features, Go takes a different approach to collections when compared with other languages. I also describe an unusual aspect of Go string values, which can be treated like arrays, but behave in different ways depending on how the elements are used. Table 7-1 puts arrays, slices, and maps in context.

Table 7-1

Putting Arrays, Slices, and Maps in Context

Question	Answer
What are they? ...