If the type is *[]T then comparing memory addresses make sense to see if both terms point to the same memory address. If the type is []T then comparing memory addresses doesn't make sense as I'd expect to compare values. Finally, if the type is []*T then I'd still expect to compare values (even if this is inconsistent with the above two rules), mainly because I'm usually interested in the values a slice holds.
And that's exactly why Ian and others said this is complicated to define as different users expect different outcomes. So rather than deal with this, in an auto-magic way, better let the users deal with it as they see fit from case to case. On Sunday, July 3, 2016 at 10:53:39 AM UTC+1, Chad wrote: > > Which is why it should be formalized. > > Where is the inconsistency between slices and arrays? > Why do people even think that a slice need to behave like an array wrt > equality, were it introduced? > > A slice is not an array! > > > > > On Sunday, July 3, 2016 at 11:36:44 AM UTC+2, as....@gmail.com wrote: >> >> Relaxing unformalized behavior makes little sense to me. Explaining why >> equality is inconsistent between slices and arrays is not something I want >> to do either. >> >> >> On Sunday, July 3, 2016 at 1:40:19 AM UTC-7, Chad wrote: >>> >>> Rob and Robert actually wrote that this area of the spec needs more >>> work... >>> Otherwise, the behaviour of maps, slices and funcs cannot be fully >>> explained. >>> >>> On Sunday, July 3, 2016 at 7:25:31 AM UTC+2, as....@gmail.com wrote: >>>> >>>> Go does not have reference types. As far as I know, the word was >>>> purposefully removed from the spec to remove the ambiguity surrounding the >>>> word. >>>> >>>> https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/golang-dev/926npffb6lA >>> >>> >>> >>> @Martin >>> >>> As I've mentioned earlier, one ought to be careful about false friends >>> from other languages. >>> I am not sure I understand what you mean by: >>> >>> if the name field is changed after the call >>> >>> >>> -- 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.
