diff --git a/examples/structs/structs.go b/examples/structs/structs.go index d56c0aa60..f06b61dca 100644 --- a/examples/structs/structs.go +++ b/examples/structs/structs.go @@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ type person struct { // `newPerson` constructs a new person struct with the given name. func newPerson(name string) *person { - // You can safely return a pointer to local variable - // as a local variable will survive the scope of the function. + // Go is a garbage collected language; you can safely + // return a pointer to a local variable - it will only + // be cleaned up by the garbage collector when there + // are no active references to it. p := person{name: name} p.age = 42 return &p diff --git a/examples/structs/structs.hash b/examples/structs/structs.hash index 372123828..da28967d4 100644 --- a/examples/structs/structs.hash +++ b/examples/structs/structs.hash @@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ -80344041b9268370bb6c73190afb1269e26f52fe -ex1J3oieEeo +b50c1756bf9a2ea7f8853f7f7cb7a61d5efebfc3 +56SPo-L2nMN diff --git a/public/structs b/public/structs index 47089d0aa..78cc03f2b 100644 --- a/public/structs +++ b/public/structs @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ records.

- +
package main
@@ -88,8 +88,10 @@ records.

-

You can safely return a pointer to local variable -as a local variable will survive the scope of the function.

+

Go is a garbage collected language; you can safely +return a pointer to a local variable - it will only +be cleaned up by the garbage collector when there +are no active references to it.