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encoding/gob: zero value array within a struct is transmitted #13378

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robzan8 opened this issue Nov 24, 2015 · 6 comments
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encoding/gob: zero value array within a struct is transmitted #13378

robzan8 opened this issue Nov 24, 2015 · 6 comments
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robzan8 commented Nov 24, 2015

Documentation about struct encoding says: "If a field has the zero value for its type, it is omitted from the transmission."
It's actually not true for fields of array type:
https://play.golang.org/p/Zy8PIbmAGy

Is this working as intended?
I'm sorry to bother you here, but no one could answer me on go-nuts.
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robpike commented Nov 24, 2015

Yes, working as intended but not documented.

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@robpike robpike changed the title encoding/gob: zero value fields of array type are transmitted encoding/gob: document that zero value fields of arrays are transmitted Nov 24, 2015
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robzan8 commented Nov 24, 2015

May I ask what is the reason for this behavior? A consequence I found surprising is that, If struct X contains even one small array, the whole struct will never figure as zero (and omitted) when X itself is a field of another struct Y.
https://play.golang.org/p/fQ4iqTsrHx

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CL https://golang.org/cl/17201 mentions this issue.

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robzan8 commented Nov 24, 2015

Sorry guys, I could not comment on the CL in time. I believe that the documentation added does not address the issue.
It is very clear that zero elements inside arrays are transmitted. The issue is about struct fields. The doc says that zero value fields are omitted, and this implies that zero value fields of type array are omitted. In fact, a field of type slice with nil value is omitted. But a field of type array with zero value is not omitted. The existing documentation about struct fields is technically wrong. Hope I was clear enough. @ianlancetaylor

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robpike commented Nov 25, 2015

Reopening for further investigation and renaming.

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@robpike robpike changed the title encoding/gob: document that zero value fields of arrays are transmitted encoding/gob: zero value array within a struct is transmitted Nov 25, 2015
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CL https://golang.org/cl/17394 mentions this issue.

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