# Organizing Data With Structs

# [Lecture] Structs in Go

# Define and Declare Structs

type person struct {
	firstName string
	lastName  string
}

func main() {
	// alex := person{"Alex", "Anderson"}
	// alex := person{firstName: "Alex", lastName: "Anderson"}
	var alex person
	alex.firstName = "Alex"
	alex.lastName = "Anderson"
	fmt.Println(alex)
	fmt.Printf("%+v", alex) // %+v well print out all different field names
}

# Zero Values

Type	Zero Values
`string`	`""`
`int`	`0`
`float`	`0`
`bool`	`false`

# [Lecture] Updating Struct Values

# [Lecture] Embedding Structs

type contactinfo struct {
	email   string
	zipCode int
}

type person struct {
	firstName string
	lastName  string
	contact   contactinfo
}

func main() {
	jim := person{
		firstName: "Jim",
		lastName:  "Party",
		contact: contactinfo{
			email:   "jim@gmail.com",
			zipCode: 94000,
		},
	}

	fmt.Printf("%+v", jim)
}

# [Lecture] Structs with Receiver Functions

# [Lecture] Pass By Value

# [Lecture] Structs with Pointers

# [Lecture] Pointer Operations

&variable give the memory address of the value this variable is pointing at
*point give the value this memory address is pointing at

# [Lecture] Pointer Shortcut

# [Lecture] Gotchas With Pointers

# [Lecture] Reference vs Value Types

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