02 Questions Defined Types

Why you want to define new types?

1. To declare new methods
2. For type-safety
3. For readability and conveying meaning
4. All of the options above CORRECT

1-3: Yes, that's only one of the reasons.

Let's suppose that you've declared the following defined type. Which property below the new type doesn't get from its underlying type?

// For example, let's say that you've defined a new type
// using time.Duration type like this:
type Millennium time.Duration

1. Methods CORRECT
2. Representation
3. Size
4. Range of values

1: That's right. A defined type doesn't get its source type's methods.

2-4: Actually the defined type gets it from its underlying type.

How to define a new type using float32?

1. var radius float32
2. radius = type float32
3. type radius float32 CORRECT
4. type radius = float32

1-2: This is not a correct syntax.

3: radius is a new type, defined using float32.

4: This declares radius as an alias to float32. So, they become the same types.

How to fix the following code?

type Distance int

var (
    village Distance = 50
    city = 100
)

fmt.Print(village + city)

1. int(village + city)
2. village + int(city)
3. village(int) + city
4. village + Distance(city) CORRECT

1-3: There's a type mismatch in this code. But, this won't fix it.

4: That's right. Now, the city's type is Distance in the expression.

For the following program which types you might want to declare?

package main
import "fmt"

func main() {
	celsius := 35.
	fahrenheit := (9*celsius + 160) / 5
	fmt.Printf("%g ºC is %g ºF\n", celsius, fahrenheit)
}

1. Celsius and Fahrenheit using int64
2. Celsius and Fahrenheit using float64 CORRECT
3. Temperature using int64
4. Temperature using uint32

1: But a degree value has a floating part. So, using an integer may not the best way.

2: float64 can represent a degree value.

3-4: But a degree value has a floating part. So, using an integer may not the best way. Also, there are two different temperature units here: Celsius and Fahrenheit. Isn't it better to create two distinct types?

What's the underlying type of the Millennium type?

type (
    Duration int64
    Century Duration
    Millennium Century
)

1. int64 CORRECT
2. Duration
3. Century
4. Another type

1: That's right. Go's type system is flat. So, the defined type's underlying type is a type with a real structure. int64 is not just a name, it has its own structure, it's a predeclared type.

2: Duration is just a new type name. It doesn't have its own structure.

3: Century is just a new type name. It doesn't have its own structure.

Which types do not need to be converted between each other?

HINT: Aliased types do not require type conversion.

1. byte and uint8 CORRECT
2. byte and rune
3. rune and uint8
4. byte and uint32

1: byte data type is an alias to uint8 data type. So, they don't need conversion between each other. They're the same types.

Which types do not need to be converted between each other?

HINT: Aliased types do not require type conversion.

1. byte and uint32
2. byte and rune
3. rune and int32 CORRECT
4. byte and int8

3: rune data type is an alias to int32 data type. So, they don't need conversion between each other. They're the same types.