In my application I will frequently pass references to a static string. I wish to avoid having Go allocate memory for each call, but I failed to get the address to my string literal.
Why is it not possible to take the address of a string literal (see test1()
in the example below)? Have I misunderstood the syntax, or is it a limitation due to the internal workings of Go?
If not possible, what would be the best solution?
test2()
works, but will it allocate memory for the var hej
each time?test3()
will not allocate any new memory, but I wish to avoid clutter outside the function.
package main
import "fmt"
var konnichiwa = `こんにちは世界`
// Gives the compile error `cannot take the address of "Hello world"`
func test1() (*string) { return &`Hello world` }
// Works fine
func test2() (*string) {
hej := `Hej världen`
return &hej
}
func test3() (*string) { return &konnichiwa }
func main(){
fmt.Println(*test1())
fmt.Println(*test2())
fmt.Println(*test3())
}
Thanks for help!