Golang-OOP-Example

A very basic example showcasing the use of go module and struct for OOP in Golang project

Qestions you might want to ask

1. Why the import module is "GoOOP/demo/printer" instead of just "printer" or "Golang-OOP-Example/printer"?

   It is because this project is initialized with

   go mod init GoOOP/demo
   

2. Why the compiled binary is named "demo.exe" instead of the folder name "Golang-OOP-Example.exe"?

   It is because this project is initialized with

   go mod init GoOOP/demo
   

   and the go build command will use the last section of the module name as the binary executable name.

3. If I am starting a new project, how can I name my module?

   Use the go mod command as follows.

   go mod init {your module name}
   
   /*
   	Example of module names: 
   	github.com/tobychui/mymodule
   	mydomain.com/mymodule
   	anything/you/want
   	
   */ 
   
   go mod tidy
   

4. Why the module has to be initialize with p := printer.NewPrinter("Tim") instead of other module name?

   You can choose to import "GoOOP/demo/printer" with other names like

   	import (
   		magic "GoOOP/demo/printer"
   	)
   

   and call to the imported module using

   	p := magic.NewPrinter("Tim")
   

Questions?

Feel free to open a new issue and I will add your Q&A into the README.md file.