Go Channels Examples Edit Cheat Sheet

Creating Go Channels

Channels in Golang are like Unix pipes. Create channels using make() and the chan keyword by passing the data type

my_pipe := make(chan string)

Reading from Go Channels

To read from a Go channel use the < operator

value := <-my_pipe

Writing to Go Channels

You can write to Go Channels using the same < operator.

my_pipe <- "1000"

Don’t write on closed channels

When you write on a closed channels you will trigger an error!