learngo/16-slices/exercises/20-observe-the-cap-growth/solution/main.go

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//
// Copyright © 2018 Inanc Gumus
// Learn Go Programming Course
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//

package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
	var (
		nums   []int
		oldCap float64
	)

	// loop 10 million times
	for len(nums) < 10e6 {
		// get the capacity
		c := float64(cap(nums))

		// only print when the capacity changes
		if c == 0 || c != oldCap {
			// print also the growth ratio: c/oldCap
			fmt.Printf("len:%-15d cap:%-15g growth:%-15.2f\n",
				len(nums), c, c/oldCap)
		}

		// keep track of the previous capacity
		oldCap = c

		// append an arbitrary element to the slice
		nums = append(nums, 1)
	}
}