On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 7:50 AM, T L <tapir....@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 10:40:02 PM UTC+8, Ian Lance Taylor wrote: >> >> On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 7:21 AM, T L <tapi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > alternative question, why followings are not accepted in syntax: >> > >> > if var x = 5; x > 3 { >> > _ = x >> > } >> > >> > for var x = range []int{0,1,2} { >> > _ = x >> > >> > } >> > >> > switch var x = "abc"; x { >> > default: >> > _ = x >> > } >> > >> > switch var x = (interface{}(true)).(type) { >> > default: >> > _ = x >> > } >> >> That syntax adds no functionality and, at least to me, seems uglier >> and harder to read. >> >> Ian > > > So the reason of adding short variable declarations is just to avoid > so-called ugliness?
I'm sorry, I don't understand what you are asking. Your examples are about the way that various control flow statements permit a short variable declaration. Obviously short variable declarations can also be used as statements by themselves. I don't know what you are referring to with your question. Ian -- 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.