Go can do what you want today, just that it's spelled "*int". On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 6:01 PM, Tong Sun <suntong...@gmail.com> wrote:
> - "int?" will be a different type than "int". I.e., we know very well what > we are sacrificing when we choose that type. > - There is a demand there, json and/or sql. Denying it won't make it go > away. > > (*Sorry to Jan, was sending to the wrong place*) > > On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 11:54 AM, Jan Mercl <0xj...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 5:05 PM Tong Sun <suntong...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Suggesting C# type syntax like "int?" so as to take nil as valid value. >> >> - As int is not a pointer type, what would nil int mean? >> >> - Are you willing to sacrifice extra storage for the additional isNil >> information or do you prefer that int cannot represent 2^(sizeof(int)*8) >> different values? >> >> - (xyproblem?) If you need the information like 'isValid', why a separate >> bool [field] is not enough? >> >> -- >> >> -j >> > > -- > 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.
