What is method overloading in Go?

Can you explain what method overloading is in Go?

In Go, method overloading is not supported like in some other languages. Instead, you can achieve similar functionality using different function names or by using variadic functions.

What are variadic functions?

Variadic functions in Go allow you to pass a variable number of arguments to a function. You define them using '...' before the type in the function signature.

Can you give me an example of a variadic function?

Sure! Here's a simple example:

func sum(numbers ...int) int {
    total := 0
    for _, number := range numbers {
        total += number
    }
    return total
}

You can call it like this: sum(1, 2, 3).

How does this differ from method overloading?

Unlike method overloading, where the same function name can handle different types or numbers of parameters, variadic functions in Go use a single function name but can accept multiple arguments of the same type.