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drivebyacct2 on Feb 10, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why I Like Go

I can understand why that inconsistency is frustrating. Similarly:

    typedObj, err = something.(type)
    typedObj = something.(type)
    obj = someMap[key]
    obj, ok = someMap[key]

zeeboo on Feb 10, 2013 [–]

It's

    typedObj, ok = something.(type)

just like it is with maps, or any other ", ok" thing.

http://play.golang.org/p/I-5kD88knC

drivebyacct2 on Feb 11, 2013 | [–]

Oi vey, mea culpa.

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