The provided code defines a method `Writeln` for a struct...

August 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM

func (w *MasterTerminal) Writeln(msg string) { fmt.Fprintf(w.conn, "%s", msg) } We want to write to the conn test = ` art here here and here `

The provided code defines a method Writeln for a struct type MasterTerminal. Let's break it down:

Code Analysis:

func (w *MasterTerminal) Writeln(msg string) {
    fmt.Fprintf(w.conn, "%s", msg)
}
  1. Method Definition:

    • (w *MasterTerminal) indicates that Writeln is a method with a pointer receiver for the MasterTerminal struct. This means the method operates on the instance (or object) of MasterTerminal.
  2. The msg Parameter:

    • This method takes a single argument, msg, which is a string. This string likely represents the message to be written.
  3. fmt.Fprintf:

    • fmt.Fprintf is a function used to format and write data to an io.Writer. In this case, w.conn is being written to.
    • %s is a format specifier to write the string msg exactly as it is.
    • w.conn must implement the io.Writer interface (e.g., it could be a network connection, a file, or a buffer).
  4. Meaning:

    • The Writeln method writes the msg string to w.conn using the Fprintf function. However, this does not append a newline character (\n) to the message, despite the name "Writeln" (which might confuse readers expecting a newline).

Assumptions Based on Usage:

  • w.conn could be any object supporting the io.Writer interface, such as a network socket or standard output.
  • The string variable test defined as:
test = `
art here
here and here
`

... is a multiline string and might be passed to the Writeln method as the msg argument. Executing w.Writeln(test) would write this entire multiline string, unchanged, to w.conn.


Summary:

The Writeln method writes the provided string msg to w.conn exactly as it is. However, despite its name, it does not automatically append a newline at the end of the message.

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