Pointer and memory allocation for an object with new keyword created by hygull - https://repl.it/Eg23/4

main.go

/*
@Date of creation : 05 Dec 2016.
@Aim of program   : To allocate storage for data of type int8 using pointer.
@Coded by         : Rishikesh Agrawani.
*/

package main
import "fmt"

func main() {
  /*Allocating memory for int8 variable*/
  numPtr:=new(int8)
  fmt.Println(numPtr) //Printing Address
  
  *numPtr=10;
  fmt.Println(numPtr) //Printing Address
  fmt.Println(*numPtr)//Printing the value stored at the Address
  
 /*Allocating memory for user defined variable*/
 type Person struct{
   Name string
   Age uint8
   Hobbies []string
 }
 rishiPtr := new(Person)  //Allocating memory for Person object
 rishiPtr.Name = "Rishikesh Agrawani"  //Storing values inside struct using pointer
 rishiPtr.Age = 24
 rishiPtr.Hobbies=[]string{"Programming","Reading books","Watching cricket"}
 
 rishi := Person{"Rishikesh Agrawani",24,[]string{"Programming","Reading books","Watching cricket"}}    //Creating a separate struct object with same contents
 
 fmt.Println(*rishiPtr) //Printing the struct object created using pointer
 fmt.Println(rishiPtr)  //Printing the struct object's address
 
 fmt.Println(rishi)     //Printing the struct object 
}