Go Named Reciever vs Pointer Receiver

named_reciever_vs_pointer_receiver.go

package main

import "fmt"

type Mutatable struct {
	a int
	b int
}

func (m Mutatable) UpdateReceiver() {
	m.a = 5
	m.b = 7
}

func (m *Mutatable) UpdatePointerReceiver() {
	m.a = 5
	m.b = 7
}

func main() {
	m := &Mutatable{0, 0}
	fmt.Printf("Original: %v\n", m)

	m.UpdateReceiver()
	fmt.Printf("Receiver: %v\n", m)

	m.UpdatePointerReceiver()
	fmt.Printf("Pointer Receiver: %v\n", m)
}