Struct allocation fixes.

examples/structs/structs.go

@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ type person struct {
 	age  int
 }
 
-// A de facto constructor of type `person`.
+// NewPerson constructs a new person struct with the given name
 func NewPerson(name string) *person {
-
 	// You can safely return a pointer to local variable
 	// as a local variable will survive the scope of the function.
 	p := person{name: name}
@@ -36,6 +35,9 @@ func main() {
 	// An `&` prefix yields a pointer to the struct.
 	fmt.Println(&person{name: "Ann", age: 40})
 
+	// It's idiomatic to encapsulate new struct creation in constructor functions
+	fmt.Println(NewPerson("Jon"))
+
 	// Access struct fields with a dot.
 	s := person{name: "Sean", age: 50}
 	fmt.Println(s.name)
@@ -49,6 +51,4 @@ func main() {
 	sp.age = 51
 	fmt.Println(sp.age)
 
-	// Call our constructor
-	fmt.Println(NewPerson("Jon"))
 }

examples/structs/structs.hash

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-71e8ecdcf8c8fbddbb250ada5bbe8659b68d5229
-nHvnHAGTYHq
+cd504951e9f8504c159a66714b04bfda0629e58c
+ezfE4eojTS7

public/structs

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ records.</p>
             
           </td>
           <td class="code leading">
-            <a href="http://play.golang.org/p/nHvnHAGTYHq">
+            <a href="http://play.golang.org/p/ezfE4eojTS7">
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             </a>
             <div class="highlight"><pre><span class="kn">package</span> <span class="nx">main</span>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ records.</p>
         
         <tr>
           <td class="docs">
-            <p>A de facto constructor of type <code>person</code>.</p>
+            <p>NewPerson constructs a new person struct with the given name</p>
 
           </td>
           <td class="code leading">
@@ -160,6 +160,19 @@ as a local variable will survive the scope of the function.</p>
           </td>
         </tr>
         
+        <tr>
+          <td class="docs">
+            <p>It&rsquo;s idiomatic to encapsulate new struct creation in constructor functions</p>
+
+          </td>
+          <td class="code leading">
+            
+            <div class="highlight"><pre>    <span class="nx">fmt</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">Println</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nx">NewPerson</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&quot;Jon&quot;</span><span class="p">))</span>
+</pre></div>
+
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+        
         <tr>
           <td class="docs">
             <p>Access struct fields with a dot.</p>
@@ -205,13 +218,11 @@ pointers are automatically dereferenced.</p>
         
         <tr>
           <td class="docs">
-            <p>Call our constructor</p>
-
+            
           </td>
           <td class="code">
             
-            <div class="highlight"><pre>    <span class="nx">fmt</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">Println</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nx">NewPerson</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&quot;Jon&quot;</span><span class="p">))</span>
-<span class="p">}</span>
+            <div class="highlight"><pre><span class="p">}</span>
 </pre></div>
 
           </td>
@@ -235,6 +246,7 @@ pointers are automatically dereferenced.</p>
 <span class="go">Sean</span>
 <span class="go">50</span>
 <span class="go">51</span>
+<span class="go">&amp;{Jon 42}</span>
 </pre></div>
 
           </td>