Variables

Variable Declaration in Go

Used to declare a variable.

Syntax

//long hand assignment
var variableName dataType
dataType = value
//short hand assignment, inferring type
variable := value

Notes

Inferred variables are automatically assigned to a primitive data type.

Example

package main

func main() {
    var year int
    year = 2016
    name := "Anthony"
}

See Also

Primitive Data Types

The Go Programming Language Specification - The Go Programming Language