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nomassoc.go (Source)

package main
import "fmt"
import "os"
func main() {
emptyHaystack := make(map[string]int)
haystack := make(map[string]int)
haystack["needle"] = 42
safePrintNeedle(haystack)
safePrintNeedle(emptyHaystack)
printNeedle(haystack)
printNeedle(emptyHaystack) /* prints 0, which is not the needle */
}
func printNeedle(haystack map[string]int) {
needle, _ := haystack["needle"]
fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "needle: %d\n", needle)
}
func safePrintNeedle(haystack map[string]int) {
needle, ok := haystack["needle"]
if ok {
fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "needle: %d\n", needle)
}
}