// Copyright © 2018 Inanc Gumus // Learn Go Programming Course // License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ // // For more tutorials : https://learngoprogramming.com // In-person training : https://www.linkedin.com/in/inancgumus/ // Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/inancgumus package main import ( "fmt" "os" "strconv" ) func main() { // n and err belongs to the main function now // not only to the if statement below var ( n int err error ) if a := os.Args; len(a) != 2 { fmt.Println("Give me a number.") } else if n, err = strconv.Atoi(a[1]); err != nil { // here else if uses the main func's n and err // variables instead of its own fmt.Printf("Cannot convert %q.\n", a[1]) } else { // assigns the result back into main func's // n variable n *= 2 fmt.Printf("%s * 2 is %d\n", a[1], n) } // if statement has calculated the result using // the main func's n variable // // so, that's why it prints the correct result here fmt.Println("n is", n) }