Learn Go: Understanding Functions

                                
package main

import "fmt"

func increaseAge(age int) {
  age += 5
}

func main() {
  myAge := 10
  increaseAge(myAge)
  fmt.Println(myAge) // Prints: 10
}

                              

                                
package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
  myAge := 10
  fmt.Println(&myAge) // Prints the memory address of myAge, like: 0xc000010210
}

                              

                                
package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
  name := "Hello"
  ptr := &name // ptr holds the address of name
  fmt.Printf("Address of %v is %v\n", name, ptr) // Prints: Address of Hello is 0xc000010210
}