gobyexample/examples/channel-directions/channel-directions.go
Mark McGranaghan e6a3c56d77 edits
2012-10-18 07:26:08 -07:00

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// When using channels as function parameters, you can
// specify if a channel is meant to only send or receive
// values. This specificity increases the type-safety of
// the program.
package main
import "fmt"
// This `ping` function only accepts a channel for sending
// values. It would be a compile-time error to try to
// receive on this channel.
func ping(pings chan<- string, msg string) {
pings <- msg
}
// The `pong` function accepts one channel for receives
// (`pings`) and a second for sends (`pongs`).
func pong(pings <-chan string, pongs chan<- string) {
msg := <-pings
pongs <- msg
}
func main() {
pings := make(chan string, 1)
pongs := make(chan string, 1)
ping(pings, "passed message")
pong(pings, pongs)
fmt.Println(<-pongs)
}