Go: declaring types aliases #golang

types-aliases.go

package tempconv

import "fmt"

type Celsius float64
type Fahrenheit float64

const (
  	AbsoluteZeroC Celsius = -273.15
	FreezingC     Celsius = 0
	BoilingC      Celsius = 100
)

func CToF(c Celsius) Fahrenheit { return Fahrenheit(c*9/5 + 32) }

func FToC(f Fahrenheit) Celsius { return Celsius((f - 32) * 5 / 9) }

// Copyright © 2016 Alan A. A. Donovan & Brian W. Kernighan.
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