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package main | |
// Existing classes we can't extend because they are | |
// in a different package. | |
type Foo struct { | |
Name string | |
} | |
type Bar struct { | |
Name string | |
} | |
type Baz struct { | |
Name string | |
} | |
// These new types are introduced so we can add | |
// methods too Foo, Bar, and Baz. | |
type MyFoo Foo | |
type MyBar Bar | |
type MyBaz Baz | |
// Add the new method to the new type so it implements Named. | |
func (foo *MyFoo) GetName() string { | |
return foo.Name | |
} | |
// Add the new method to the new type so it implements Named. | |
func (bar *MyBar) GetName() string { | |
return bar.Name | |
} | |
// Add the new method to the new type so it implements Named. | |
func (baz *MyBaz) GetName() string { | |
return baz.Name | |
} | |
// Implemented by the new type. | |
type Named interface { | |
GetName() string | |
} | |
func main() { | |
var slice []Named | |
// We have to wrap the old types in the new ones. This takes | |
// a copy of the struct. | |
my_foo := MyFoo(Foo{Name: "fooname"}) | |
my_bar := MyBar(Bar{Name: "barname"}) | |
my_baz := MyBaz(Baz{Name: "bazname"}) | |
// Because they are wrapped, they implement the new | |
// interface. | |
slice = append(slice, &my_foo) | |
slice = append(slice, &my_bar) | |
slice = append(slice, &my_baz) | |
for _, named := range slice { | |
println(named.GetName()) | |
} | |
} |
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