It cannot; that's why it's an error if attempted. The parenthesized phrase is redundant but explanatory.
-rob On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 10:44 AM, <spen...@spencerbrown.org> wrote: > "If the source code represents a character as two code points, such as a > combining form involving an accent and a letter, the result will be an > error if placed in a rune literal (it is not a single code point), and will > appear as two code points if placed in a string literal." > > Am I reading this wrong, or is the parenthesized phrase redundant? How > could the source code represent a character as two code points in a rune, > yet it is a single code point? > > Spencer > > -- > 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.