true is an expression, the compiler doesn’t inspect that it is a constant expression, thus you need the return statement
> On Oct 11, 2024, at 4:57 PM, Pierpaolo Bernardi <olopie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > the following code works as I expect: https://go.dev/play/p/pjKqpZyTU0d > > However, if I change line 15 from > > for i := 0; ; i++ { > > to > > for i := 0; true; i++ { > > it does not compile. In my understanding the two should be equivalent, > but they are not. Maybe I'm missing a simple explanation? > > -- > 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/CANY8u7F3pV_FX3jQHRz%2BOpmrPN0qb6-2-NAwzQYNRe9Qq18D8A%40mail.gmail.com. -- 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/0E9E12CB-EF17-4977-BA5A-07704C01DAB9%40ix.netcom.com.