Closure not returning the desired output












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I am wondering why my function does not return the lines. I'm using closures and my goal is to display each line from a decoded text. I was able to achieve this using Python.



Here's my Python code:



def get_line():
lines = base64_decode()
index = 0

def closure():
nonlocal index

def go_next():
nonlocal index

next_line = line[index]
index += 1

return next_line

if index != len(lines):
return go_next()
else:
index = 0
return go_next()

return closure


Here's my Go code:



package main

import (
"encoding/base64"
"fmt"
"log"
"strings"
)

func base64Decode() string {
str := "REDACTED"
data, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(str)

if err != nil {
log.Fatal("Error:", err)
}

return string(data)
}

func getLine(str string) func() string {
i := 0
lines := strings.Split(str, "n")

return func() string {
if i != len(lines) {
nextLine := lines[i]

i++
return nextLine
}

return ""
}
}

func main() {
fmt.Println(getLine(base64Decode()))
}


What happens when I run this is it only prints: 0x1095850 instead of This is the first line from the text.










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    Your function returns a function. You're printing the function (what you see is its address) instead of calling the function and printing its return value.

    – Adrian
    Nov 15 '18 at 18:04
















-1















I am wondering why my function does not return the lines. I'm using closures and my goal is to display each line from a decoded text. I was able to achieve this using Python.



Here's my Python code:



def get_line():
lines = base64_decode()
index = 0

def closure():
nonlocal index

def go_next():
nonlocal index

next_line = line[index]
index += 1

return next_line

if index != len(lines):
return go_next()
else:
index = 0
return go_next()

return closure


Here's my Go code:



package main

import (
"encoding/base64"
"fmt"
"log"
"strings"
)

func base64Decode() string {
str := "REDACTED"
data, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(str)

if err != nil {
log.Fatal("Error:", err)
}

return string(data)
}

func getLine(str string) func() string {
i := 0
lines := strings.Split(str, "n")

return func() string {
if i != len(lines) {
nextLine := lines[i]

i++
return nextLine
}

return ""
}
}

func main() {
fmt.Println(getLine(base64Decode()))
}


What happens when I run this is it only prints: 0x1095850 instead of This is the first line from the text.










share|improve this question




















  • 1





    Your function returns a function. You're printing the function (what you see is its address) instead of calling the function and printing its return value.

    – Adrian
    Nov 15 '18 at 18:04














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I am wondering why my function does not return the lines. I'm using closures and my goal is to display each line from a decoded text. I was able to achieve this using Python.



Here's my Python code:



def get_line():
lines = base64_decode()
index = 0

def closure():
nonlocal index

def go_next():
nonlocal index

next_line = line[index]
index += 1

return next_line

if index != len(lines):
return go_next()
else:
index = 0
return go_next()

return closure


Here's my Go code:



package main

import (
"encoding/base64"
"fmt"
"log"
"strings"
)

func base64Decode() string {
str := "REDACTED"
data, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(str)

if err != nil {
log.Fatal("Error:", err)
}

return string(data)
}

func getLine(str string) func() string {
i := 0
lines := strings.Split(str, "n")

return func() string {
if i != len(lines) {
nextLine := lines[i]

i++
return nextLine
}

return ""
}
}

func main() {
fmt.Println(getLine(base64Decode()))
}


What happens when I run this is it only prints: 0x1095850 instead of This is the first line from the text.










share|improve this question
















I am wondering why my function does not return the lines. I'm using closures and my goal is to display each line from a decoded text. I was able to achieve this using Python.



Here's my Python code:



def get_line():
lines = base64_decode()
index = 0

def closure():
nonlocal index

def go_next():
nonlocal index

next_line = line[index]
index += 1

return next_line

if index != len(lines):
return go_next()
else:
index = 0
return go_next()

return closure


Here's my Go code:



package main

import (
"encoding/base64"
"fmt"
"log"
"strings"
)

func base64Decode() string {
str := "REDACTED"
data, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(str)

if err != nil {
log.Fatal("Error:", err)
}

return string(data)
}

func getLine(str string) func() string {
i := 0
lines := strings.Split(str, "n")

return func() string {
if i != len(lines) {
nextLine := lines[i]

i++
return nextLine
}

return ""
}
}

func main() {
fmt.Println(getLine(base64Decode()))
}


What happens when I run this is it only prints: 0x1095850 instead of This is the first line from the text.







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    Your function returns a function. You're printing the function (what you see is its address) instead of calling the function and printing its return value.

    – Adrian
    Nov 15 '18 at 18:04














  • 1





    Your function returns a function. You're printing the function (what you see is its address) instead of calling the function and printing its return value.

    – Adrian
    Nov 15 '18 at 18:04








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Your function returns a function. You're printing the function (what you see is its address) instead of calling the function and printing its return value.

– Adrian
Nov 15 '18 at 18:04





Your function returns a function. You're printing the function (what you see is its address) instead of calling the function and printing its return value.

– Adrian
Nov 15 '18 at 18:04












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You have to invoke the function:



func main() {
fmt.Println(getLine(base64Decode())())
}





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