Yes, it makes them smaller I agree, however shouldn't the lack of a value on decoding be considered like a zero value was encoded? I think that is the question here.
On Sat, Dec 10, 2016, 4:14 AM Jesse McNelis <jes...@jessta.id.au> wrote: > On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 5:49 PM, Hoping White <baihaop...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi, all > > > > I find that gob encoding ignores fields when they have zero values. > > I wonder if this is a bug or an feature? > > > > " If a field has the zero value for its type (except for arrays; see > above), it is omitted from the transmission." > https://golang.org/pkg/encoding/gob/#hdr-Encoding_Details > > It's a feature, it makes gobs smaller. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "golang-nuts" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
