Creating Example Functions
Explore how to write example functions in Go that act as both executable tests and documentation. Understand their structure, usage with go test, and benefits for verifying code output while enhancing package documentation.
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Part of the documentation process is generating example code that showcases the use of some or all the functions and data types of a package. Example functions have many benefits, including the fact that they are executable tests that are executed by go test. Therefore, if an example function contains an // Output: line, the go test tool checks whether the calculated output matches the values found after the ...