Analogous to type IntSlice []int
func (p IntSlice) Len() int { return len(p) } func (p IntSlice) Less(i, j int) bool { return p[i].val < p[j].val } func (p IntSlice) Swap(i, j int) { p[i], p[j] = p[j], p[i] } and then calling sort.Sort() on an IntSlice, I figured I could create a type that is a new name for an instantiated generic type and then call methods on that new type... but no? For example: https://go.dev/play/p/K5FGtNi6hLM package main import "fmt" type Addable interface { ~complex128 | ~complex64 | ~float64 | ~float32 | ~byte | ~uint16 | ~uint32 | ~uint64 | ~int8 | ~int16 | ~int32 | ~int64 | ~int } type Matrix[T Addable] struct { Nrow int Ncol int Dat []T } func (m *Matrix[T]) Col(j int) (res []T) { for i := 0; i < m.Nrow; i++ { res = append(res, m.At(i, j)) } return } // At reads out the [i,j]-th element. func (m *Matrix[T]) At(i, j int) T { return m.Dat[i*m.Ncol+j] } func main() { m := &Matrix[float64]{ Nrow: 2, Ncol: 3, Dat: make([]float64, 2*3), } fmt.Printf("m.At(1,2) = '%v'", m.At(1, 2)) // this is fine, of course. } // I assumed this would work... but go 1.21 rejects the call to At() below. type MatrixF64 Matrix[float64] func UseMatrixF64(m *MatrixF64) { // so why won't this compile? if the same line in main() works? fmt.Printf("m.At(1,2) = '%v'", m.At(1, 2)) // compile error: m.At undefined (type *MatrixF64 has no field or method At) } -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/6372578a-3e57-4dfe-a0f9-272ddbcaa2e9n%40googlegroups.com.