// +build no-build OMIT package main import ( "fmt" "math" ) type Abser interface { Abs() float64 } func main() { var a Abser f := MyFloat(-math.Sqrt2) v := Vertex{3, 4} a = f // a MyFloat implements Abser a = &v // a *Vertex implements Abser // In the following line, v is a Vertex (not *Vertex) // and does NOT implement Abser. a = v fmt.Println(a.Abs()) } type MyFloat float64 func (f MyFloat) Abs() float64 { if f < 0 { return float64(-f) } return float64(f) } type Vertex struct { X, Y float64 } func (v *Vertex) Abs() float64 { return math.Sqrt(v.X*v.X + v.Y*v.Y) }