Most of this is covered by the Go Tour:
https://go.dev/tour/moretypes/1
You'd use them the same way you use them in any other language.
Pointer arithmetic is actually possible, but it is heavily discouraged,
and comes with a long list of things to keep in mind, and is unnecessary
for most production code.
On 11/23/25 20:12, Kaushal Shriyan wrote:
Hi,
I am learning Go and wanted to clarify something:
Does Go support pointers like languages such as C or C++?
If yes, what exactly can you do with pointers in Go?
For example:
• Can you get the memory address of a variable?
• Can you modify a variable through its pointer?
• Does Go allow pointer arithmetic?
• How are pointers commonly used in real Go programs?
I would appreciate a simple explanation or code examples to better
understand how pointers work in Go.
Thanks in advance.
Best regards,
Kaushal
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