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Deriving functions from methods
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@ -1750,7 +1750,7 @@ and a type.
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Operands denote the elementary values in an expression.
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<pre class="ebnf">
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Operand = Literal | QualifiedIdent | "(" Expression ")" .
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Operand = Literal | QualifiedIdent | MethodExpr | "(" Expression ")" .
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Literal = BasicLit | CompositeLit | FunctionLit .
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BasicLit = int_lit | float_lit | char_lit | StringLit .
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</pre>
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@ -2710,122 +2710,6 @@ to by the operand.
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*pf(x)
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</pre>
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<p>
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<font color=red>TODO: This text needs to be cleaned up and go elsewhere, there are no address
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operators involved.
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</font>
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</p>
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<p>
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Methods are a form of function and a method ``value'' has a function type.
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Consider the type T with method M:
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</p>
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<pre>
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type T struct {
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a int;
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}
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func (tp *T) M(a int) int;
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var t *T;
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</pre>
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<p>
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To construct the value of method M, one writes
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</p>
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<pre>
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t.M
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</pre>
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<p>
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using the variable t (not the type T).
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<font color=red>TODO: It makes perfect sense to be able to say T.M (in fact, it makes more
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sense then t.M, since only the type T is needed to find the method M, i.e.,
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its address). TBD.
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</font>
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</p>
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<p>
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The expression t.M is a function value with type
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</p>
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<pre>
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func (t *T, a int) int
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</pre>
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<p>
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and may be invoked only as a function, not as a method:
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</p>
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<pre>
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var f func (t *T, a int) int;
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f = t.M;
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x := f(t, 7);
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</pre>
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<p>
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Note that one does not write t.f(7); taking the value of a method demotes
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it to a function.
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</p>
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<p>
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In general, given type T with method M and variable t of type T,
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the method invocation
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</p>
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<pre>
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t.M(args)
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</pre>
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<p>
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is equivalent to the function call
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</p>
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<pre>
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(t.M)(t, args)
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</pre>
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<p>
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<font color=red>
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TODO: should probably describe the effect of (t.m) under §<a href="#Expressions_if_t">Expressions if t</a>.m
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denotes a method: Effect is as described above, converts into function.
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</font>
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</p>
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<p>
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If T is an interface type, the expression t.M does not determine which
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underlying type's M is called until the point of the call itself. Thus given
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T1 and T2, both implementing interface I with method M, the sequence
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</p>
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<pre>
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var t1 *T1;
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var t2 *T2;
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var i I = t1;
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m := i.M;
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m(t2, 7);
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</pre>
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<p>
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will invoke t2.M() even though m was constructed with an expression involving
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t1. Effectively, the value of m is a function literal
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</p>
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<pre>
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func (recv I, a int) {
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recv.M(a);
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}
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</pre>
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<p>
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that is automatically created.
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</p>
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<p>
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<font color=red>
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TODO: Document implementation restriction: It is illegal to take the address
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of a result parameter (e.g.: func f() (x int, p *int) { return 2, &x }).
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(TBD: is it an implementation restriction or fact?)
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</font>
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</p>
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<h3 id="Communication_operators">Communication operators</h3>
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<p>
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@ -2915,10 +2799,128 @@ zero value for its type (§<a href="#The_zero_value">The zero value</a>).
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</p>
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<p>
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<font color=red>TODO: Probably in a separate section, communication semantices
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<font color=red>TODO: Probably in a separate section, communication semantics
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need to be presented regarding send, receive, select, and goroutines.</font>
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</p>
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<h3 id="Method_expressions">Method expressions</h3>
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<p>
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If <code>M</code> is in the method set of type <code>T</code>,
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<code>T.M</code> is a function that is callable as a regular function
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with the same arguments as <code>M</code> prefixed by an additional
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argument that is the receiver of the method.
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</p>
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<pre class="grammar">
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MethodExpr = ReceiverType "." MethodName .
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ReceiverType = TypeName | "(" "*" TypeName ")" .
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MethodName = identifier .
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</pre>
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<p>
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Consider a struct type <code>T</code> with two methods,
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<code>Mv</code>, whose receiver is of type <code>T</code>, and
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<code>Mp</code>, whose receiver is of type <code>*T</code>.
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</p>
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<pre>
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type T struct {
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a int;
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}
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func (tv T) Mv(a int) int { return 0 } // value receiver
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func (tp *T) Mp(f float) float { return 1 } // pointer receiver
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var t T;
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</pre>
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<p>
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The expression
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</p>
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<pre>
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T.Mv
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</pre>
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<p>
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yields a function equivalent to <code>Mv</code> but
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with an explicit receiver as its first argument; it has signature
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</p>
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<pre>
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func (tv T, a int) int
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</pre>
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<p>
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That function may be called normally with an explicit receiver, so
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these three invocations are equivalent:
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</p>
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<pre>
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t.Mv(7)
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T.Mv(t, 7)
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f := T.Mv; f(t, 7)
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</pre>
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<p>
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Similarly, the expression
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</p>
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<pre>
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(*T).Mp
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</pre>
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<p>
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yields a function value representing <code>Mp</code> with signature
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</p>
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<pre>
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func (tp *T, f float) float
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</pre>
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<p>
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For a method with a value receiver, one can derive a function
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with an explicit pointer receiver, so
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</p>
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<pre>
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(*T).Mv
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</pre>
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<p>
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yields a function value representing <code>Mv</code> with signature
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</p>
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<pre>
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func (tv *T, f int) int
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</pre>
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<p>
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Such a function indirects through the receiver to create a value
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to pass as the receiver to the underlying method;
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the method does not overwrite the value whose address is passed in
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the function call.
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</p>
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<p>
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The final case, a value-receiver function for a pointer-receiver method,
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is illegal because pointer-receiver methods are not in the method set
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of the value type.
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</p>
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<p>
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Function values derived from methods are called with function call syntax;
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the receiver is provided as the first argument to the call.
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That is, given <code>f := T.Mv</code>, <code>f</code> is invoked
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as <code>f(t, 7)</code> not <code>t.f(7)</code>.
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To construct a function that binds the receiver, use a
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<a href="Function_literals">closure</a>.
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</p>
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<p>
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It is legal to derive a function value from a method of an interface type.
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The resulting function takes an explicit receiver of that interface type.
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</p>
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<h3 id="Constant_expressions">Constant expressions</h3>
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<p>
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@ -4309,8 +4311,8 @@ mentions <code>B</code>, or mentions a function that
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mentions <code>B</code>, recursively.
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If two items are not interdependent, they will be initialized
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in the order they appear in the source.
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Since the dependency analysis is done per package, it can be
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defeated if <code>A</code>'s initializer calls a function defined
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Since the dependency analysis is done per package, it can produce
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unspecified results if <code>A</code>'s initializer calls a function defined
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in another package that refers to <code>B</code>.
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</p>
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<p>
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