Go: basic structs

Structs.go

package main

import (
	"fmt"
)

func main() {
	
	// We created two structs in the local execution stack...its better to do large objects in heap
	
	foo := myStruct{}
	foo.myField = "bar"
	fmt.Println(foo.myField)
	
	// Instantiate with data...must be in the order the fields are in the struct
	baz := myStruct{"bar"}
	fmt.Println(baz.myField)
	
	// Creating on the heap using new()
	test := new(myStruct)
	test.myField = "bar"
	fmt.Println(test.myField)
	// test is a memory address...however you do not need to dereference since Go's compiler will dereference if it feels its a pointer
	println(test)
	
	// Reference type
	// & => Allows us to use our literal syntax again
	test2 := &myStruct{"bar"}
	fmt.Println(test2.myField)
	fmt.Println(test2)
	// Go keeps track of our variable, Go will not Garbage Collect it
}

type myStruct struct {
	myField string
}