You may also run into subtle races when you mix pointer and value 
receivers, as seen here:
https://dave.cheney.net/2015/11/18/wednesday-pop-quiz-spot-the-race


On Friday, March 24, 2017 at 6:20:06 PM UTC-7, st ov wrote:
>
> Is it idiomatic to mix-&-match pointer and value method receivers for a 
> given type? 
> or in *general*, if a single method requires a pointer receiver than *all 
> methods* should take a pointer, regardless if a value receiver is 
> appropriate?
>
> For example, should Foo.SetVal also be a pointer receiver even though a 
> value receiver would be acceptable?
> https://play.golang.org/p/rd_6BLol8O
>
> type Foo struct{
>     ref []int
>     val int
> }
>
> // would not set if method receiver is value receiver (foo Foo)
> func (foo *Foo) SetRef(ref []int) {
>     foo.ref = ref
> }
> func (foo Foo) SetVal(val int) {
>     foo.val = val
> }
>
> func main() {
>     foo := Foo{}
>     foo.SetRef([]int{1,2,3})
>     foo.SetVal(1)
>     
>     fmt.Printf("%v",foo) // {[1 2 3] 0}
> }
>
>
>
>

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